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The World Factbook: Background: :: In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. :: ...read more [Source: The World Factbook] Wikipedia: Tuvalu (i/tuːˈvɑːluː/ too-VAH-loo or /ˈtuːvəluː/ TOO-və-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands,[2] is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5° to 10° south and longitude of 176° to 180°, west of the International Date Line.[3] Tuvalu's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an oceanic area of approximately 900,000 km2.[4] Its nearest...read more [Source: Wikipedia]

Expertise (alphabetical order)

Niko BESNIER
Professor, Anthropology at Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands

Keywords: Gender, Sexuality, Globalization, Body Theory, Food and Nutrition, Sport, Morality, Christianity, Conflict, Economic Anthropology

Jennifer CORRIN
Professor, Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law at T C Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland, Australia

Keywords: Customary Law, Legal Pluralism, Law and Culture, Human Rights, Dispute Resolution, Land Tenure

SERGE DUNIS
Independent researcher, retired University Professor at University of the French Pacific, French Polynesia

Keywords: Myth, Pre-European Settlement, Genetics, Archaeology, Prehistory

Sue FARRAN
Professor, Law at Northumbria University, United Kingdom

Keywords: Customary Law, Gender, Land Tenure, Neo-Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, Sustainability, Development, Children, Legal Pluralism

Sargam GOUNDAR
PhD Student, School of Geography at University of Otago, New Zealand

Keywords: Climate Change Migration, Pacific Studies, Sustainable Development, Perceptions, Geography, Sustainable Livelihoods

Elisabeth HOLLAND
Professor, Pacific Centre for the Environment and Sustainable Development at University of the South Pacific, Nauru

Keywords: Climate Change, Oceania, Ocean Acidification, Pacific Studies, Sustainable Development, Sustainability

Lea Lani KINIKINI KAUVAKA
Independent researcher, Pacific Community at EU PacTVET project, Tonga

Keywords: Resilience, Indigenous Knowledge, Forced Migration, Subaltern Bodies, Māui Genealogies, Body Theory, Coconut Oil, Race, Settlerhood

John Joseph MCCAFFERY
Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland at Uniservices Consultancy Ltd, New Zealand

Keywords: Education, Education Policy, Language Policy, Language Shift, Language-Culture-Cognition, Polynesian Languages, Pacific Studies, Language, Literacy, Bilingual/Immersion Education

Peter NUTTALL
Senior Research Fellow, School of Marine Studies at University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Keywords: Canoes, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Transport, Voyaging, Technology

Gene RANKEY
Professor, Geology at University of Kansas, United States

Keywords: Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Ocean Acidification, Coral Reefs, Coastal Erosion, Remote Sensing, Hydrodynamics

Roy SMITH
Senior Lecturer, Dept of International Studies at Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Keywords: Citizenship, Climate Change, Conflict, Diasporas, Disaster, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Globalization, Migration, Nuclear Issues

Upolu Luma VAAI
Senior Lecturer, HoD Theology and Ethics Department at Pacific Theological College, Fiji

Keywords: Christianity, Pacific Relational Hermeneutics, Relational Theology, Relational Ethics, Pacific Epistemology, Climate Change, Colonialism, Economy And Justice

Joeli VEITAYAKI
Associate Professor, School of Marine Studies at University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Keywords: Climate Change, Conservation, Cultural Geography, Fisheries, Natural Resources, Natural Hazards, Sustainability


Official Websites

  • Government of Tuvalu...
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  • Delegation of the European Union for the P...

    Libraries and Archives

  • Tuvalu Campus Library of the University of...

    Museum Collections

  • American Museum of Natural History...
  • Australian Museum...
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    Health and Health Research

  • Commonwealth Health Online...
  • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS...
  • Ministry of Health Governement of Tuvalu...

    Languages

    List of languages
  • More on Glottolog
  • More on Ethnologue

    Administrative Areas

    Funafuti (Town Council)
    Nanumanga (Island Council)
    Nanumea (Island Council)
    Niutao (Island Council)
    Nui (Island Council)
    Nukufetau (Island Council)
    Nukulaelae (Island Council)
    Vaitupu (Island Council)

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