Our team worked through mud, tangled roots and tough field conditions to measure trees , assess mangrove biomass and collect samples across Upolu and Savai‘i, helping us better understand how much carbon Samoa’s mangroves can capture and store.
It’s a mangrove tango , but every measurement matters! Each data point strengthens Samoa’s climate data 
ad supports our work under Samoa’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while highlighting the important role mangroves play in:
ad supports our work under Samoa’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while highlighting the important role mangroves play in:- Protecting our coasts
- Supporting communities
- Providing habitats for marine life
- Capturing and storing carbon
- Building climate resilience
A huge fa’amalo and fa’afetai to the participating communities , SPREP through the Pacific NDC Hub, SPC, the Government of Australia, and all government representatives and field participants who supported this important work.