Easter Island - Links

Easter Island (Lonely Planet guide).

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Anchoring Guide (SY Migration)

Easter Island history.

Climate Crisis - Erosion of Statues (Guardian 2024) Polynesian Voyaging Society After five years of planning and preparations, the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) began a four-year, 43,000 nautical mile circumnavigation of the Pacific in June 2023 aboard replica ancient voyaging canoes, using traditional wayfinding methods. You can follow their progress at Pacific: Circumnavigation Using Traditional Wayfinding

Plastic Pollution

While Rapa Nui is among the most remote spots on Earth, it is also among the most polluted. Residents are having to deal with a flood of multinational plastic, much of it tossed overboard by the factory fishing ships hoovering up sea life just offshore. Read this report to find out more details. Coping with the World's Plastic Rubbish