The Ministry and partners have officially launched Management Plans for the Aleipata Districts Marine Protected Area (MPA) and Mangrove Ecosystems of the villages of Poutasi, Vaovai and LotopueMalaela, at a ceremony hosted at Tanoa Hotel on 15th December 2020. The plans are…

Acting Chief Executive Officer, Afioga Tagaloa Shirley Tuagalu and Director General of SPREP, Afioga Leota Kosi Latu officially launched the National Environment Sector Communications Strategy 2022 – 2026 on Wednesday 18th November 2020 at the Taumeasina Resort.  In her key remarks, Tagaloa…

Close to 100 stakeholders from government agencies, civil society groups, and key regional and international development partners of the sector took part in the 7th Annual Review of the Environment Sector held on Wednesday 18th November 2020 at the Taumeasina Resort. Participants…

Apia, Samoa (20 October 2020) – Samoa is a Pacific leader in ocean management and planning. Samoa’s Ocean Strategy (SOS) 2020-2030 was developed following the country’s commitments to the protection and management of its ocean space at the UN Ocean Conference in…

The Honourable Prime Minister and partners launched the Samoa Ocean Strategy to effectively conserve long-standing economic, subsistence, and cultural benefits from our ocean into the future. Apia, Samoa (October 16, 2020) – The Samoa Government, led by the Ministry of Natural Resources…

“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). The event which took place on the 18th September is an initiative of the UNDP Samoa office…

Prepared remarks by Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment who is also the Chairman of the National Emergency Operation Centre, Ulu Bismarck Crawley presented to the COVID19 PACMAS Awareness Workshop for Samoa Media – Tanoa Hotel: (14th…

The GEF funded Economy-wide integration of climate change adaption Project through the UNDP coordinated and implemented under the Climate Change and GEF Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) in partnership with the Ministry of Women, Community and Social…

Honorable Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Minister-MNRE, Afioga Taefu Lemi Taefu, Associate Minister-MNRE and members of the Forestry Board visited the Masamasa Plantation within the Masamasa/Falelima National Park at Asau, Savaii on Thursday 9th July 2020. The field visit was to physically observe the…