One of the most accessible active volcanoes in the world, a sunken liner, diving and waterfalls, a beach with military equipment from World War II, Blue Holes, an underwater post office, a giant banyan tree, islands with white beaches and corals
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01.01 New Year
July 24.07, Independence Day
July 30.07, President's Day
August 05.08, Assembly Day
March 30.09, Constitution Day
December 25.12, Christmas
112, single emergency number
22222 police
22333, fire department
22444, emergency medical care
– Walter Leaney, the first Prime Minister
- Kaltor George, politician
– Jean-Marie Lini, politician
- enter villages without the consent of elders
– bathe in sacred springs
– photographing ceremonies without permission
- to take out artifacts and masks
– hunt flying foxes
– When meeting, it is customary to shake hands with someone.
– Community ties play an important role, helping neighbors is considered the norm
– It is customary to wear national costumes on holidays.
– In the villages, tourists are asked to respect traditions
– Music and dancing are part of everyday life
– greeting / Halo / halo
– gratitude / Tankyu tumas / tankyu tumas
– please / Plis / plis
– sorry / Sori / sori
– Where is the bus…? / Bus i stap wea? / bus i stap wea
– How much is the ticket? / Hamas long tiket? / hamas long tiket
– pharmacy / famasi / famasi
– I need a doctor / Mi nidim dokta / mi nidim dokta
– I need help / Mi nidim help / mi nidim help
– call the police / Singaot polis / singaot polis
– call an ambulance / Singaot ambulans / singaot ambulans
– Very tasty! / I gudfala! / i gudfala
– the bill, please / Bil, plis / bil, plis
– toast / Long laef! (To a long life!)
– joke / Vanuatu i gat 1000 island, mo 1000 smiles! (A thousand islands and a thousand smiles!) / vanuatu i gat 1000 island mo 1000 smiles
It is customary to discuss:
– Beaches and diving
– Traditions and customs
– Music and dancing
– Nature and volcanoes
- Hospitality
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and corruption
- Social problems
- Economic difficulties
- Personal income
Insects
– Mass groups: ants, termites, beetles, butterflies.
– Endemics: individual species of butterflies (Hypolimnas, Papilio).
– Interesting facts: termites form large colonies and create soil; the insect population is tens of billions of individuals.
– Threats to fauna: invasive fire ants, climate change.
– Danger to humans: bites, destruction of wooden structures.
Birds
– Common species: pigeons, honeyeaters, parrots, white-eyes.
– Endemics: Vanuatu megapode, imperial pigeon, Vanuatu white-eye.
– Interesting facts: megapodes use volcanic heat to incubate their eggs; the total population of these birds is in the millions.
– Threats: cats, rats, loss of forests.
– Red Data Book: Vanuatu megapode – vulnerable (VU); imperial pigeon – near threatened (NT).
Marine fauna
– Common species: parrotfish, surgeonfish, butterflyfish, groupers.
– Endemics: individual species of reef fish.
– Interesting facts: Vanuatu is part of the Coral Triangle, one of the world's centers of marine biodiversity; its reefs contain hundreds of species of fish.
– Threats: rising ocean temperatures, destruction of corals.
– Danger: stonefish, pufferfish, ciguatera.
– Red Book: many corals are vulnerable (VU) and endangered (EN).
Reptiles
– Common species: geckos, skinks.
– Endemics: Vanuatu skink (Emoia sanfordi).
– Interesting facts: there are no venomous snakes on the islands; geckos are among the most numerous vertebrates on land.
– Threats: cats, rats.
– Red Book: Vanuatu skink – near threatened (NT).
The bats
– Main species: fruit bats.
– Endemics: Vanuatu fruit bat (Pteropus anetianus).
– Interesting facts: the only large land mammals that reached the islands naturally; some species number in the tens of thousands.
– Threats: hunting, cyclones, forest loss.
– Red Data Book: Vanuatu fruit bat – vulnerable (VU); some other species – endangered (EN).
Terrestrial mammals (invasive)
– Species: rats, cats, pigs, dogs.
– Interesting facts: rats destroy the nests of endemic birds; pigs destroy the soil cover.
– Threats: critical – destroy ecosystems.
– Danger: Rats are carriers of diseases.
Rainforest in Cool Greens
– Common species: palms, banyans, breadfruit, pandanus.
– Endemics: Metrosideros, Syzygium.
– Interesting facts: giant banyan trees form “living caves”; forests cover a significant portion of the islands.
– Threats: deforestation, cyclones, invasive plants.
– Red Book: some species of Metrosideros are vulnerable (VU).
Mango thickets
– Common species: Rhizophora, Avicennia.
– Interesting facts: mangroves protect coastlines from storms and erosion and form important spawning areas.
– Threats: development of the coastline.
– Danger: roots damage infrastructure.
Shrub communities and savannas
– Common species: acacias, eucalyptus (often introduced).
– Interesting facts: savannas are formed on the site of cut-down forests; they are resistant to fires.
– Threats: fires, invasive species.
High mountain flora
– Common species: ferns, shrubs, herbs.
– Endemics: orchids and ferns, limited to individual islands.
– Interesting facts: plants are resistant to volcanic ash and sulfur.
– Threats: eruptions, climate change.
– Red Book: individual orchids are endangered (EN).
Marine plants
– Common species: algae, sea grasses.
– Interesting facts: seagrasses are the key food source for sea turtles; they form underwater meadows.
– Threats: rising water temperature, siltation.
– Red Book: some species of seagrasses are vulnerable (VU).
– swim in the Pacific Ocean
– dive
– observe volcanoes
– participate in festivals
One of the most accessible active volcanoes in the world, a sunken liner, diving and waterfalls, a beach with military equipment from World War II, Blue Holes, an underwater post office, a giant banyan tree, islands with white beaches and corals
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World
01.01 New Year
July 24.07, Independence Day
July 30.07, President's Day
August 05.08, Assembly Day
March 30.09, Constitution Day
December 25.12, Christmas
112, single emergency number
22222 police
22333, fire department
22444, emergency medical care
– Walter Leaney, the first Prime Minister
- Kaltor George, politician
– Jean-Marie Lini, politician
- enter villages without the consent of elders
– bathe in sacred springs
– photographing ceremonies without permission
- to take out artifacts and masks
– hunt flying foxes
– When meeting, it is customary to shake hands with someone.
– Community ties play an important role, helping neighbors is considered the norm
– It is customary to wear national costumes on holidays.
– In the villages, tourists are asked to respect traditions
– Music and dancing are part of everyday life
– greeting / Halo / halo
– gratitude / Tankyu tumas / tankyu tumas
– please / Plis / plis
– sorry / Sori / sori
– Where is the bus…? / Bus i stap wea? / bus i stap wea
– How much is the ticket? / Hamas long tiket? / hamas long tiket
– pharmacy / famasi / famasi
– I need a doctor / Mi nidim dokta / mi nidim dokta
– I need help / Mi nidim help / mi nidim help
– call the police / Singaot polis / singaot polis
– call an ambulance / Singaot ambulans / singaot ambulans
– Very tasty! / I gudfala! / i gudfala
– the bill, please / Bil, plis / bil, plis
– toast / Long laef! (To a long life!)
– joke / Vanuatu i gat 1000 island, mo 1000 smiles! (A thousand islands and a thousand smiles!) / vanuatu i gat 1000 island mo 1000 smiles
It is customary to discuss:
– Beaches and diving
– Traditions and customs
– Music and dancing
– Nature and volcanoes
- Hospitality
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and corruption
- Social problems
- Economic difficulties
- Personal income
– swim in the Pacific Ocean
– dive
– observe volcanoes
– participate in festivals