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The Vanuatu rain forests are tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion which includes the islands of Vanuatu, as well as the Santa Cruz
Vanuatu_rain_forests
Marine and terrestrial ecoregion of the Pacific Ocean
Cruz Islands, which are a part of the Vanuatu marine ecoregion with the forests being part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion. Bougainville is the largest
Solomon_Islands_(ecoregion)
Ecoregion covering the Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz Islands, which lie in the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion together with the neighbouring archipelago of Vanuatu. The archipelago extends approximately
Solomon_Islands_rain_forests
Country in Oceania
eruption occurred in 1945. Vanuatu is recognised as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, which is known as the Vanuatu rain forests. It is part of the Australasian
Vanuatu
Island group in Solomon Islands
archipelago, just north of the archipelago of Vanuatu and are considered part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion. The term Santa Cruz Islands is sometimes
Santa_Cruz_Islands
Guinea) Solomon Islands rain forests — (Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea including Bougainville Island) Vanuatu rain forests — (Vanuatu, Solomon Islands) Geography
East_Melanesian_Islands
broadleaf forests biome. Solomon Islands rain forests (includes the neighboring Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea) Vanuatu rain forests (includes
List of ecoregions in the Solomon Islands
List_of_ecoregions_in_the_Solomon_Islands
Species of bird
Cruz Islands lie in the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion. Within its range the Vanikoro white-eye is common in upland forests although it also occurs in
Vanikoro_white-eye
List of ecoregions identified by the WWF
Islands rain forests AA0126 Vanuatu rain forests Queensland tropical rain forests AA0117 Queensland tropical rain forests New Caledonia moist forests AA0113
Global_200
broadleaf forests Vanuatu rain forests Vanuatu Australasian Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Vogelkop montane rain forests Indonesia Australasian
List of terrestrial ecoregions (WWF)
List_of_terrestrial_ecoregions_(WWF)
Island country in Melanesia
are part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion, together with the neighbouring archipelago of Vanuatu. The country had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity
Solomon_Islands
Species of palm
Pacific. It grows in the understory of primary and secondary tropical rain forests. It produces hermaphroditic inflorescences. It bears round green fruit
Licuala_grandis
Species of flowering plant
Niue, the Samoan Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. In Tonga it is a common canopy tree in lowland tropical rain forest below 500 meters elevation. Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya_turbinata
montane rain forests Southeastern Papuan rain forests Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests Vogelkop–Aru
Ecoregions_of_New_Guinea
Terrestrial ecoregion in Fiji and Wallis and Futuna
The Fiji tropical moist forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Fiji and Wallis and Futuna. It covers the windward sides of Viti Levu and Vanua
Fiji_tropical_moist_forests
Island chain in Torba Province, Vanuatu
incorporated into the Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. Like the rest of the country, the islands are in the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion. The coconut crab (Birgus
Torres_Islands
Tropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion of the Samoan Islands
Plant communities include lowland rain forest, which is the most extensive, with montane forests and cloud forests at higher elevations. There are smaller
Samoan_tropical_moist_forests
Species of flowering plant
collina is a common canopy tree in montane rain forests above 300 metres (980 ft) elevation, and in cloud forests from 400 to 1,000 metres (1,300 to 3,300 ft)
Metrosideros_collina
Genus of ferns
In New Zealand this hanging epiphyte is common in the warm temperate rain forests of both main islands, where it can normally be found as short spiky dark-green
Tmesipteris
Island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
nation of Vanuatu, approximately 310 kilometres (165 nautical miles) north-northwest of Vanuatu's capital city, Port Vila. It is also Vanuatu's largest
Ambae
Species of flowering plant
tree in montane rain forests on windy slopes from 400 to 600 meters elevation. It is a common canopy tree in the low, stunted forest, with the associated
Metrosideros_vitiensis
Genus of orchids
epiphytic, or sometimes lithophytic, found growing on mossy trunks in the rain forests of both the North and South Islands. The strap-shaped leaves grow from
Earina
Island in Vanuatu
/ˈmaɪwoʊ, ˈmeɪ-/ MY-woh, MAY- and formerly Aurora Island) is an island in Vanuatu in Penama province, 105 km to the east of Espiritu Santo. It is 47 km long
Maewo
Species of conifer
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. It is a tall tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) high. Three varieties
Dacrycarpus_imbricatus
Islands, but they usually veer toward Vanuatu and New Caledonia or down the coast of Australia. Global Forest Watch publishes annual estimates of tree
Geography of the Solomon Islands
Geography_of_the_Solomon_Islands
world's forests (45 percent), followed by the boreal, temperate and subtropical domains. More than half (54 percent) of the world's forests is in only
List of countries by forest area
List_of_countries_by_forest_area
Genus of flowering plants
stylaris (Müll.Arg.) Haegens - Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu Haegens, Raoul Martin Anne Peter. 2000. Blumea, Supplement 12: 198 Tropicos
Nothobaccaurea
Northernmost island in Vanuatu
coral reefs, and has a 43 km (27 mi) coastline. It has dense tropical rain forests that supports ecosystems typical of high-rainfall Pacific islands. Hiw's
Hiw_(island)
Family of spiders (Sparassidae)
woody places (forests, mine shafts, woodpiles, and wooden shacks). In southern Africa, the species of the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating
Huntsman_spider
Category 4 South Pacific cyclone in 1988
tracking generally southwestward it reached hurricane-force winds near Vanuatu on 28 February. The next day it generated peak wind velocities of 195 km/h
Cyclone_Bola
Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean spread over two countries
coastal strand, mangrove forests, freshwater swamp forests, lowland rain forests, and montane rain forest. Seasonally-dry forests and grasslands are found
Solomon_Islands_(archipelago)
Category 5 South Pacific cyclone in 1997 and 1998
unseasonable cold snap to New Zealand. Despite sparing Vanuatu and Fiji direct hits, heavy rain and gale-force winds associated with Susan were reported
Cyclone_Susan
Species of flowering plant
Tubuai Islands of French Polynesia. It grows in lowland and montane rain forests. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elaeocarpus floridanus. Jimbo
Elaeocarpus_floridanus
Ethnic group
inhabitants of the central African rain forest: perspectives from comparative linguistics. In C.M. Hladik, ed., Tropical forests, people, and food: Biocultural
Pygmy_peoples
Species of plant in the mahogany family
New Guinea the Bismark Archipelago, Queensland, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It is a common species, growing in a variety of rainforest habitats from
Goniocheton_arborescens
Inhabited island in Vanuatu
Tongoa is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Tongoa is the largest island of Shepherd Islands archipelago. The island
Tongoa
Species of bird
white belly and tail streamers and a reddish beak. Its natural habitat is forests and the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being "near-threatened"
Biak_paradise_kingfisher
Species of bat
0–30 m (0–98 ft) above sea level. It occupies both primary and secondary forests. As of 2020, it is evaluated as a vulnerable species by the IUCN. It is
Biak_naked-backed_fruit_bat
Genus of flowering plants
Papuasia), Fiji, (island of) Niue, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, Tuamotu, Vanuatu and Wallis-Futuna Islands (all in the Pacific Ocean). It was later introduced
Pometia_(plant)
Jeremy Deller Bat Sounds Biophilia Live. One Little Indian. 10. Traditional Vanuatu Water Drumming Jaki Liebezeit Drum Solo Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony
List of Private Passions episodes (2020–present)
List_of_Private_Passions_episodes_(2020–present)
rainfall in the neighboring Vanuatu islands averages two meters annually, from the north of New Caledonia to the south the rain decreases to a little over
Geography_of_New_Caledonia
Solomon Islands rain forests (includes Bougainville Island and Buka) Southeastern Papuan rain forests Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests Southern New
Geography_of_Papua_New_Guinea
Type of tropical climate in which there is no dry season
21–24. Bibcode:2008NatGe...1...21S. doi:10.1038/ngeo.2007.38. ISSN 1752-0908. "Nicobar Islands rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
Tropical_rainforest_climate
Species of flowering plant in the nutmeg family
the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands (including Bougainville) to Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and the Samoan Islands. It is not native to Fiji, but
Myristica_inutilis
Category 3 South Pacific cyclone in 2023
devastated parts of the North Island of New Zealand and affected parts of Vanuatu and Norfolk Island in February 2023. It is the costliest tropical cyclone
Cyclone_Gabrielle
Condition where more than 60% of the tree canopy are a single species of tree
in tropical forests. Connel and Lowman, originally called it single-dominance. Conventional explanations of biodiversity in tropical forests in the decades
Monodominance
Division of naked-seeded dioecious plants
cyanobacteria living in their roots. Some species are used as narcotics, while in Vanuatu the plant symbolizes peace and appears on the national flag. Cycads all
Cycad
Ongoing extinction event caused by human activity
the decline of forest ecosystems stem from agriculture, grazing, and mining. During the twilight years of the Western Roman Empire, forests in northwestern
Holocene_extinction
Species of plant in the spurge family
mainland Southeast Asia, Malesia, New Guinea, Queensland, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Mallotus repandus is an evergreen vine that may reach up to 20 m (66 ft)
Mallotus_repandus
Type of Asmat ritual artefact
South-western New Guinea, Indonesia. They are also common in New Zealand, Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides). When a village has experienced a number of
Bisj_Pole
Species of orchid
recorded from New Guinea but is also found in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. This species has a long history of cultivation in Europe since the early
Macodes_sanderiana
Guinea and Papua New Guinea), the Torres Strait Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji. The various mythologies consist primarily of the
Melanesian_mythology
Species of flowering plant
Wendy; Cooper, William (1994). Fruits of the Rain Forest - A Guide to Fruits in Australian Tropical Rain Forests. GEO Productions. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-19803-3
Semecarpus_australiensis
Island in the Pacific Ocean
freshwater swamp forests Northern New Guinea montane rain forests Southeastern Papuan rain forests Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests Southern New
New_Guinea
Leader of a tribal society or chiefdom
hereditary chiefly rank in Polynesia. Grade-taking systems of northern Vanuatu Ibedul Meena – meaning "chief of tribals" in South Asia. Iroijlaplap Maga'låhi
Tribal_chief
Variety of life in the New Caledonia archipelago and its seas
mountains and piedmont, the "wet maquis" of the New Caledonia rain forests, and the ultramafic forests of Mount Kinabalu and other peaks in Sabah, Malaysia. Vegetation
Biodiversity_of_New_Caledonia
Species of land snail
1967 the snail was present in Tahiti, spreading through New Caledonia and Vanuatu by 1972 into French Polynesia by 1978, including American Samoa. By 1990
Lissachatina_fulica
and Pati finished the challenge first, earning massages and a holiday to Vanuatu. Chris and Kimberlie finished second, although they were trying not to
List of The Biggest Loser Australia episodes
List_of_The_Biggest_Loser_Australia_episodes
Practice of humans eating other humans
groups in order to eat them. In parts of the Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests, hunting people "was an opportunistic extension of seasonal foraging
Human_cannibalism
Volcanic event in the South Pacific Ocean
produced a volcanic tsunami that affected Tonga, Fiji, American Samoa, Samoa, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Japan, the United States, the Russian Far East, Chile and
2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
2022_Hunga_Tonga–Hunga_Haʻapai_eruption_and_tsunami
Species of flowering tree endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
polymorpha) dominate the canopy of Hawaiian mixed mesic forests. It is also common in wet forests. The koa's trunk was used by ancient Hawaiians to build
Acacia_koa
Material (vegetable source)
rattan palm species and genera are in the closed-canopy old-growth tropical forests of Southeast Asia, though they can also be found in other parts of tropical
Rattan
Genus of flowering plants
is a delicacy for many birds, including the yellow-fronted white-eye of Vanuatu, the superb fairy-wren in Australia, the scaly-breasted munia, and the
Lantana
Australian island in the Tasman Sea
subtropical forests' ecoregion (WWF ID#AA0109). This ecoregion is in the Australasian realm, and the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome
Lord_Howe_Island
Genus of bats
known as "monkey-faced bats". They are restricted to Solomon Islands rain forests in Melanesia, and all species are seriously threatened, being rated as
Pteralopex
Species of mosquito
Philippines, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu and Vietnam. They are mostly common in saltmarsh and mangrove intertidal
Aedes_vigilax
Global climate phenomenon
increased seedling mortality even in seasonally dry tropical forests and may impact entire forests in long run. The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
Mass environmental destruction from human activities
countries – including Fiji, Niue, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, and Vanuatu – have supported criminalizing ecocide under international law. Ecocide
Ecocide
north-eastern Victoria large areas of forest burnt out of control for four weeks before the fires emerged from the forests in late December, taking lives, threatening
2019–20 Australian bushfire season
2019–20_Australian_bushfire_season
ground. July 28 – Air Vanuatu Flight 241, an ATR 72-500, skidded off the runway after a flight from Tanna to Port Villa, Vanuatu; 13 of the 43 people on
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft
Planning and actions to deal with a tropical cyclone strike
Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 June 2017. Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-Hazards Department (2017). "Vanuatu Cyclone Tracking Map". Retrieved 4 June 2017
Tropical_cyclone_preparedness
South Pacific and Australian region cyclone in 1986
away from the island chain. The system impacted the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia and caused over 100 deaths, as well as varying amounts
Cyclone_Namu
Species of bat
habitat, but most frequently in disturbed forest, including lower montane forest and tropical lowland rain forest, plus gardens, mangroves, and vegetation
Lesser_short-nosed_fruit_bat
whistler Vanikoro white-eye Vanuatu imperial pigeon Vanuatu kingfisher Vanuatu megapode Vanuatu petrel Vanuatu streaked fantail Vanuatu white-eye Variable antshrike
List_of_birds_by_common_name
Season of television series
Examiner.com, and the fourth-worst season by Zap2it, only behind Survivor: Vanuatu, Thailand, and Survivor: Redemption Island. From 2012 to 2014, Survivor
Survivor:_Fiji
Genus of palms
Indonesia and Micronesia. Across this range they inhabit montane and lowland rain forest, in some cases receiving total shade or filtered light while others mature
Heterospathe
Taxon that disappears from the fossil record, only to reappear later
rediscovered again in 2021. Vanuatu petrel (Pterodroma occulta), known from six specimens caught off of Merelava, Vanuatu, rediscovered in 1983 from a
Lazarus_taxon
Species of crustacean
some regions, such as minimum legal size limit restrictions in Guam and Vanuatu, and a ban on the capture of egg-bearing females in Guam and the Federated
Coconut_crab
Species of bat
aldabrensis) Black flying fox (P. alecto) Small Samoan flying fox (P. allenorum) Vanuatu flying fox (P. anetianus) Aru flying fox (P. aruensis) Ashy-headed flying
Geelvink_Bay_flying_fox
World expo held in Osaka, Japan
United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Afghanistan (1 November 2024)
Expo_2025
Season of television series
Malakal 7th voted out Day 20 Ami Cusack Vanuatu 34 Golden, Colorado Malakal 8th voted out Day 21 Eliza Orlins Vanuatu 25 Manhattan, New York Airai Dabu 9th
Survivor:_Micronesia
Records of Earth's people
Samoa, and Niue, as well as specific islands and parts of Micronesia, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. In Northern Australia, there is evidence that Aboriginal
Human_history
List of aircraft that disappeared
Retrieved February 12, 2024. "Crash of a Dragon DH84A between Sydney and Forest Hill, New South Wales on 17 April 1943". ozatwar.com. Retrieved October
List_of_missing_aircraft
Rapidly rotating storm system
strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is
Tropical_cyclone
Tropical cyclone season
Islands all reported extensive damage to property and crops. Within Vanuatu, torrential rain, flooding and storm surge caused damage to houses, crops, and property
1987–88 South Pacific cyclone season
1987–88_South_Pacific_cyclone_season
Island country in the central Pacific
Polynesian tropical moist forests, Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests, and Western Polynesian tropical moist forests. Because of the relatively
Kiribati
Species of plant
Nurul (2006). Cultural and Spiritual Values of Forests in Bady Region, Banten, Indonesia. MSc Forest and Nature Conservation Policy. Wageningen University
Cordyline_fruticosa
high. The tsunami also affected other islands such as New Caledonia and Vanuatu. 2014 Iceland Askja Landslide At 23:24 on 21 July 2014, in a period experiencing
List_of_tsunamis
Country in Southwestern Europe
mixed forests, Cantabrian mixed forests, Madeira evergreen forests, Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests, Northwest Iberian montane forests, and
Portugal
Region in Queensland, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest and other Queensland tropical rain forests within the Wet Tropics of Queensland heritage area, the Atherton Tableland
Far_North_Queensland
Capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia
experiences heavy rainfall year-round; on average 5,202 millimeters (204.8 in) of rain falls annually, making it the wettest capital in the world. The nationality
Palikir
Overseas collectivity of France
period also marked the beginning of migration toward the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) and New Caledonia, where a large Wallisian and Futunian community eventually
Wallis_and_Futuna
damage in late December 2025. 3 January: Heavy rain causes flash flooding in Wairoa. MetService issues heavy rain and severe thunderstorm warnings in the upper
2026_in_New_Zealand
Species of plant
in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. It is also found on Flinders Island in Bass Strait, but not on mainland
Pandorea_pandorana
Genus of legumes
eastern Australia and the islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, where it grows in rainforest and gallery forest, particularly along water courses. In
Castanospermum
(1980–2011); López de Micay, Cauca, Colombia. Most consecutive days with measurable rain a day with at least 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) of rainfall: 331 days in Oahu,
List_of_weather_records
Genus of flowering plants
cup-shaped calyx. Fruits are one or two-seeded. Chisocheton habitats are rain forests, typically understorey trees, from sea-level to about 1,500 metres (5
Chisocheton
Calendar year
Manipur conflict". The Guardian. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023. "Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and
2023
Large bat species
(2001). "Secondary forests in the Philippines: formation and transformation in the 20th century" (PDF). Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 13 (4): 652–670
Giant golden-crowned flying fox
Giant_golden-crowned_flying_fox
due to heavy rain and flooding . Residents of parts of Spring Creek are asked to evacuate in response to concerns that heavy overnight rain could cause
2025_in_New_Zealand
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