sprep-pa
The work of the late ethnobotanist Dr. Arthur Whistler who had spent years studying Samoan plant species will soon be published in "The Flora of Samoa" later this year. Dr.
sprep-pa
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (M.N.R.E.) has commissioned a climate change monitoring base at Aopo in Savai’i. But the facility on the mountaintop can also be used for conservation purposes by the villagers according to the M.N.R.E.
sprep-pa
The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, La'auli Leuatea Schmidt says Samoa remains committed to ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Blue Pacific’s fisheries resources. La'auli had made the comments during a virtual address to the China-Pacific Island Countries Forum on Fisheries
sprep-pa
Aided by traditional Samoan healers, researchers isolated the bioactive compounds from the leaves of a small, tropical tree called Psychotria insularum.
sprep-pa
The Samoa Conservation Society (S.C.S.) has thrown its support behind efforts by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (M.A.F.) to stop the catching and selling of undersized marine species. Officials from the Ministry, in a joint operation with the Police last week, swooped on sellers
sprep-pa
The Government on Monday officially launched the national environment week program which would see various thematic areas celebrated. Each day this week has been allotted to the different thematic areas with Monday 1 November 2021 dubbed by the Government as the National “Biodivers
sprep-pa
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (M.A.F.) has moved to take a tough stand against the breaching of fisheries regulations which prohibits the catching of under-sized fishes. The Assistant Chief Executive Officer (A.C.E.O) of the M.A.F.
sprep-pa
A project seeking to eradicate the Rattan palm, an introduced plant species that once threatened Samoa's agricultural farm land and native forests, is nearing completion according to an environmentalist...The palm was introduced by the Samoa Forestry Division for trial and observation,
Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Wellbeing: Evidence and Opportunities From Kiribati, Samoa, and Vanuatu
Climate change and urbanisation in combination put great pressure on terrestrial and ocean ecosystems, vital for subsistence and wellbeing in both rural and urban areas of Pacific islands. Adaptation is urgently required. Nature-based solutions (NbS) offer great potential, with the region increasingly implementing NbS and linked approaches like ecosystem-based adaptation in response.
sprep-pa
Surrounded by water and facing a precarious future, Kiribati is learning from Samoan limu harvesters how to improve their livelihoods. Sapeti Tiitii has just finished helping her eighth village build a seaweed farm, this one on the island of Savaii.