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Community stories: Taking action for nature

Tree planting, Tokelau Te whakatō rākau ki Tokelau, Te Pā o Atafu Tokelau

Children from Matuala School on Atafu Atoll in Tokelau, are planting and growing pandanus trees at their school to provide shade, grow fruit to eat, secure the ground, and fight climate change.

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Kei te whakatō ngā tamariki o te kura o Matuala ki Atafu i Tokelau i ngā rākau pandanus ki tō rātou kura hei wāhi whakamarumaru, kia whai huarākau rātou hei kai, kia mau te one, ā, hei kaupare atu i ngā pānga kino o ngā huringa nui o te āhuarangi.

Make a difference

See people getting hands-on to help fight climate change.

Grab your phone and volunteer for a nature project near you: tepapa.nz/collaborate

This project is part of Te Taiao | Nature at Te Papa.

Me kaitiaki

Tirohia ngā tāngata e whakatika ana i ngā pōraru āhuarangi.

Tīkina tō waea, tīpakohia tētahi kaupapa taiao e pātata ana ki a koe. 
tepapa.nz/collaborate tepapa.nz/collaborate

Ko tenei kaupapa he waahanga no Te Taiao | Nature i Te Papa.

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