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…

We’ve joined together to save the manumea! Over the past several years we’ve been working with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Samoa, Samoa Conservation Society and Save the Manumea – Fa’asao le Manumea to protect Samoa’s national icon – the…

Almost a year into their tenure as UNDP in Samoa’s Resident Representative, Mr Jorn Sorensen and Deputy Resident Representative, Ms Verena Linneweber, had the chance today to visit the biogas pilot site at Piu, Falealili and the new Afolau Biomass Gasification Plant…

Pacific takes stock of COP25 ahead of next global climate change conference Pacific island climate change negotiators have come together in a virtual forum to analyze the decisions and outcomes of the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework…

Polokalame Toto Laau e faamanatu ai le Aso Faapitoa o le Siosiomaga i le Lalolagi (World Environment Day)na taulamua ai le Ofisa Faavaomalo i Samoa (UNDP) fesoasoani ai le Vaega o Vaomatua ma le Poloketi ole Lua Miliona Laau Toto a le…

By Staff Writer Newsline Caption : BATTLING ALONG : Head of NEOC Ulu Bismarck Crawley keeping watch on the return of stranded Samoan travellers from New Zealand. The next group of stranded arrivals from New Zealand will have to pay for their…

With a vision of protecting Samoa’s sovereign rights to its genetic resources (GR) and the wealth of traditional knowledge (TK) associated with GR held by its people, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, through the Division of Environment Conservation (MNRE –…