TETIAROA SOCIETY
C/O PRKL PLLC 10900 NE 4TH ST 1850, BELLEVUE, WA 98004 tetiaroasociety.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TETIAROA SOCIETY IS A CHARITABLE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TROPICAL ISLAND SOCIO-ECOSYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY THAT OF TETIAROA ATOLL, FRENCH POLYNESIA. THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE: -TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE HUMANITIES, AND THE ARTS AND CREATIVE SCIENCES; -TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF POLYNESIAN ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY, AND CULTURE; -TO DEVELOP AND TEST NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES - PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY, FOOD, AND WATER SECURITY - THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR TROPICAL ISLANDS IN AN ERA OF RAPID GLOBAL CHANGE; AND -TO HELP ISLAND COMMUNITIES ACIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. TETIAROA SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF TETIAROA ISLAND THROUGH A UNIQUE CONSERVATION PLAN THAT SUPPORTS SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE INTERDEPENDENCE.

EDUCATION, CONSERVATOIN, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TROPICAL ISLAND SOCIO-ECOSYSTEMS.

TETIAROA SOCIETY HELPS SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF AN ECOSTATION, LOCATED ON MOTU ONETAHI, ONE OF THE 12 ISLETS OF TETIAROA (33 MILES NORTH OF TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA), AS A FACILITY ACCESSIBLE TO SCIENTISTS, VOLUNTEERS, CULTURAL ADVISORS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IT ALSO SERVES AS A BASE FOR THE SOCIETY'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. THE ECOSTATION IS A DYNAMIC AND POWERFUL TOOL IN OUR MISSION TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE INTERDEPENDENCE. DESIGNED AND BUILT TO LEAD PLATINUM STANDARDS, THE ECOSTATION ALLOWS SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS TO BE INSPIRED BY TETIAROA'S UNIQUE, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHILE THEIR WORK IS INTEGRATED WITH IT. THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT THE ECOSTATION AND ON TETIAROA SERVES AS A LIVING CASE STUDY, WHERE THE LESSONS LEARNED CAN BE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY AND APPLIED TO PLACES ACROSS THE GLOBE, CREATING A RIPPLE EFFECT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION.RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON VIA THE ECOSTATION IN 2019 WERE:TARP ("TETIAROA ATOLL RESTORATION PROJECT"): THE GOAL OF THE TARP PROJECT IS TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES AND RESTORE NATIVE SPECIES. IN ADDITION, THE GOAL IS TO RESTORE TETIAROA'S NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS. SCIENTISTS WORKED ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THIS PROJECT THROUGHOUT 2019. STUDY OF INTEGRATED CONTROL OF MOSQUITO: THIS PROJECT STARTED IN 2014, AND ITS AIM IS THE SUPPRESSION AND CONTROL OF MOSQUITOS ON ONETAHI THROUGH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH.OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND CLIMATE RESEARCH: SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TETIAROA SOCIETY CONTINUED RESEARCH EFFORTS TO DETERMINE RATES OF CALCIFICATION, DISSOLUTION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND RESPIRATION ON A VARIETY OF SPECIAL SCALES WITHIN THE ATOLL BY DEPLOYING SITU SENSORS THAT CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE PH, O2, SALINITY, TEMPERATURE, AND DEPTH. THEY COMBINED THESE ANALYSES WITH DISCRETE WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED ON A TWICE-DAILY BASIS OF THE MEASUREMENTS OF ALKALINITY, DIC, AND NUTRIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, PRECISE MEASUREMENTS OF THE LAND AND REEF HEIGHTS WERE MEASURED WITH GPS SYSTEMS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SEA LEVEL VARIATION. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT.INVESTIGATION OF ECOLOGY OF REEF SHARKS: SCIENTISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND CRIOBE CONTINUED THEIR RESEARCH ON THE SHARKS USING THE LAGOON OF TETIAROA. THE RESEARCH HAS HELPED TO REVEAL THE STATUS AND ECOLOGICAL ROLES OF REEF SHARKS IN THE LAGOON OF TETIAROA, AND SET A BASELINE FOR FURTHER MONITORING AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER FRENCH POLYNESIAN SYSTEMS. IDEA TETIAROA ISLAND DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM AVATAR: SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO WORK ON CREATING A TETIARAO AVATAR TO HELP PREDICT HOW BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES, AND SOCIETY ON THE ISLANDS WILL CO-EVOLVE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL GENERATIONS.BASELINE SEABIRD STUDY: SCIENTISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CONTINUED A MULTI-YEAR STUDY OF THE SEABIRDS ON TETIAROA. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO UPDATE THE BASELINE INFORMATION ON THE DEMOGRAPHY AND HEALTH OF SEABIRDS ON TETIAROA. THEY FOCUSED THEIR FIRST 2018 TRIP ON POPULATIONS ESTIMATES AND BREEDING STATUS OF THE SEABIRD SPECIES ON EACH OF TETIAROA'S MOTUS.COCONUT CRAB MONITORING: SCIENTISTS CONTINUED THEIR ANNUAL STUDY AND SURVEY OF COCONUT CRAB POPULATIONS ON TETIAROA. GREEN SEA TURTLE NESTING AND MONITORING: SCIENTISTS CONTINUED THEIR ANNUAL STUDY AND SURVEY OF SEA TURTLE POPULATIONS ON TETIAROA. ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH: SCIENTISTS COMPLETED PHASE ONE OF A LONG-TERM ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE ENTIRE ATOLL. EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE ECOSTATION HOSTS BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT THE ECOSTATION. TETIAROA SOCIETY PROVIDES PROGRAMS SURROUNDING NATURE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE TO THE STUDENTS.

BLUE CLIMATE INITIATIVE: TETIAROA SOCIETY ACTS AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE BLUE CLIMATE INITIATIVE, WHICH IS PROJECT THAT SEEKS TO IDENTIFY AND ACCELERATE OCEAN-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER MAJOR ISSUES FACING HUMANKIND INCLUDING RENEWABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLIES, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH, FLOURISHING BIODIVERSITY, AND SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ECONOMIES. THE INITIATIVE CONVENES MEETINGS OF SIX WORKING GROUPS FOCUSING ON RENEWABLE ENERGY, FOOD, HUMAN HEALTH, GENETIC RESOURCES, NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM. A MAJOR SUMMIT IS PLANNED FOR MID-2021 DURING WHICH THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPACT IDENTIFIED BY THE WORKING GROUPS WILL BE SHOWCASED, PROMOTED, AND ACCELERATED.

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