CULTURAL HERITAGE OF KIRIBATI TARAWA, REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI Cultural Sites Field Study for Conservation
Situated in the Pacific Ocean, roughly between Hawaii and Fiji, Kiribati exists as a series of 33 coral atolls organized into 3 groupings: the Gilbert, Phoenix, and Line Islands. As a pilot study and capacity building workshop, seven sites were documented, four cultural sites and three maneaba (community buildings,) to demonstrate particular methods of documentation and data input. This approach can then be applied to the hundreds of other sites and buildings to further determine methods of conservation from a local level.
The Republic of Kiribati is a nation being significantly impacted by climate change. Due to rising sea levels, Kiribati is experiencing a loss of shoreline, Cultural Sites on Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati salivation of ground water and loss of plant life. Manmade changes to the Nei Temakua Shrine (! Legend islands, through untreated waste, rapid imports of non-biodegradable Te Kamaraia Shrine (! (! Shrines Atinimaebo Rock (!(!(! (! Maneaba products and artificial land buildup, are hastening the destruction of usable Buariki Maneaba Baon King Kewe Tarawa Roads land in Kiribati. Tarawa Coastline r Water coastline (! Nuatabu Maneaba It is expected that Kiribati may be inhabitable within the next fifty years due to these changing environmental factors. In preparation of major land loss, the Kiribati government purchased land from Fiji in March of 2012, creating a more permanent and visible alternative to their current physical location. However, they purchased just 5,000 acres of land in Fiji, which is only 3% of their current land mass.
Kiribati is home to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), a natural world heritage site since 2010. PIPA is a 408,250 sq.km expanse of marine and Eita Maneaba terrestrial habitats in the Southern Pacific Ocean. The property encompasses (! the Phoenix Island Group, one of three island groups in Kiribati, and is the 02,350 4,700 9,400 14,100 18,800 elizabeth gliske. 08.08.2012 Meters largest designated Marine Protected Area in the world. This area contains a Cultural Sites on Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati vast array of deep sea habitats and species of fauna. Kiribati is interested in maintaining natural resources in the face of climate change, while also consid- ering the intersection of nature and traditional customs related to cultural heritage in Kiribati. There is a need for the conservation of cultural heritage Kaoburang Tekamaraia spirit stone found in building methods and architecture as well as significant sites related shrine to early settlement and spiritual tradition in Kiribati.
a In August 2012 the University of Minnesota Center for World Heritage a’ Studies in coalition with UNESCO conducted a pilot study and capacity relict shell building workshop on the island of Tarawa, the Republic of Kiribati. The (no longer used)
mounded and focus of this pilot study was to gain a better understanding of the interaction scattered shells/coral between people, the environment, and cultural customs in Kiribati. Cultural resources for conservation were measured and mapped, specifically looking at - lagoon: 60m north architecture and cultural sites referring to early settlement and spiritual burial plots road: 20m tradition. A digital database was introduced to the local cultural division of dimensions in meters the Ministry of Internal & Social Affairs (MISA) to assist in inventory, management, and conservation.
Te Kamaraia shrine site plan - North Tarawa, Kiribati - N 01Ü 37’ 08.6” Matthew Traucht 07.08.12 E 172Ü 57’ 37.8”