The United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) came into force in November 1994 and is a virtual constitution of the law of the sea and establishes an umbrella agreement by setting out rules governing the rights and jurisdiction of…

Overview Enhancing synergies between trade and environmental policies is the main focus of the 3rd Advanced Course on Trade and Environment held in Switzerland on 25th June, 2018. WTO was organizing the training and a total of 25 participants from 25 developing…

12th July, Mrs Fetoloai Alama Yandall (ACEO-PUMA) represented the Ministry to the International Conference on Climate Change and Fragility of the Asia Pacific Region. She was one of the Panellists that had facilitated the discussions on Climate Change issues and the developing…

16th – 20th July 2018, We the participants of the Asia-Pacific region, gathered in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from the 16th to 20th of July at the “Climate Technology Center and Network Regional Forum for the National Designated Entities (NDEs) in Asia…

Ms Sieni Ieremia (Expenditure Accountant) had represented the Ministry to the Seminar on the Development of Finance and Economics for the Independent State of Samoa. The Seminar was sponsored by: Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and organized by…

2- 13 July 2018 – Ausetalia Titimaea (ACEO & Manager of CliDe) & Tile Tofaeono (Principal Climate Services Officer & System Administrator) had represented the Ministry to the Climate Data for the Environment (CliDe) Trainings in Melbourne Australia. The Training was facilitated…

Overview: 23-28 July 2018 – Mr Maccarios Auvae (Scientific Officer) had represented MNRE to the WMO Tropical Cyclone Meeting held in New Caledonia. He stated that Samoa is very vulnerable to the impacts of tropical cyclone hazards as we all witness for…

2nd – 4th July 2018, Mr Lameko Talia (Principal Geophysics Officer) had attended a workshop for Deep Sea Mining in Fiji. The purpose of the workshop is to deliberate and provide feedback on the International Sea Bed Authority (ISA) Mining Regulations, and…