Rapa Nui, Easter Island

The statues at risk from rising sea levels

Travel to one of the world's most remote islands

Discover more about the statues of Rapa Nui

Easter Island's Sacred Sites

Discover more about the massive sculptures that have fascinated the world for centuries

What's at stake?

See the statues, recreated in 3D

Explore in 3D

7 Giant Moai in One Place

Explore Ahu Nau Nau in 3D

Explore in 3D

The Statues That Have Already Fallen

Explore Ahu Hanga Tetenga in 3D

Explore in 3D

The Lone Moai

Explore Ahu Ature Huki in 3D

Explore in 3D

Go Into The Volcanic Crater

Explore Rano Raraku in 3D

Moai at risk

The climate issues affecting Rapa Nui

What's Being Done to Combat Climate Change

How Rapa Nui is working to preserve the island's heritage

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How a Lake Disappeared

The effect of unstable climate on Rapa Nui

The Bigger The Wave, The Bigger The Danger

What rising sea levels mean for Rapa Nui

How the Ecosystem is Affected

Global warming, but cooling seas

The movement for the moai

What do the moai mean to the indigenous people?

More than Statues

The people of Rapa Nui on how the moai are part of their identity

How Locals and Experts Are Using Technology to Take Action

Monitoring the monuments

“Fighting with sticks and stones we can not. But fighting with our voices, with our Rapa Nui, we can achieve everything.”- Henriet Paoa Hucke, Rapa Nui islander

Fighting back

What can be done?

Adapting for the Future

The steps being taken to protect the monuments

How Can Tech Help?

60 seconds on site with CyArk

History lessons

Looking at the past to save the future

The past

How Colonisation Changed Rapa Nui's Landscape Forever

A cautionary tale of how people can erode the environment they depend on

The present

How Tourism is Affecting Rapa Nui

More visitors, more waste, less water

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