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A mangrove replanting program at Siufaga Falelatai hopes to get 10,000 seedlings planted by the end of this year.

A landmark study into the concentration of elements, bacteria and microplastics in Upolu waters is a solid foundation for more research, a leading scholar on water has said.

A two-day training co-organised and implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) was successfully conducted for government officers last week.

Samoa has signed an agreement committing to preserve 30 percent of its ocean area. Some 36,000 kilometres of new marine protected areas are expected to come from the agreement.

Vaiusu residents have begun to clear a patch of their coastline for a mangrove replanting project in a bid to mitigate the effects of climate change long-term. The three-year project will also assist families who live on the coastline and depend on the sea for their livelihood.

To the untrained eye they look like worms, but Samoans know these marine creatures as palolo, and they are revered as the caviar of the South Pacific.

Village leaders from Faleaseela, Lefaga, Siufaga and Falelatai have united to share their experiences and knowledge on ecosystem-based solutions to combat climate change.

Samoa needs a “national heritage law” to protect and preserve its cultural heritage sites, says Archaeology Lecturer at the National University of Samoa, Mohammed Sahib.

The Division of Environment and Conservation of MNRE completed planting of 2000 native coastal and lowland forest trees at the Vaitele-Fou national reserve (old quarry).