OVERVIEW The course provides basic concepts on Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management and how they are applied in the Pacific to reduce the impact of disasters and increase resilience of the vulnerable communities. Adequate work experience as community, district, and island,…
More than Two Hundred (200) tree saplings were planted by students to assist the Government in achieving its target goals of restoring our forests with biodiversity through the ‘Two Million Tree Planting Campaign.” The event took place at Faleolo Reserve on Friday…
6 June, Apia, Samoa – Demonstrating “One in Spirit” while commemorating World Oceans Day this Saturday, will be made possible through a clean-up of the Apia Waterfront from the Vaisigano Bridge all the way to Mulinu’u Peninsula. Community members and volunteers will…
The Government of Samoa through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment with financial resources from the Global Climate Change Alliance- EU through the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Oceania Regional Office (IUCN ORO) is implementing a four (4) years Project…
Non-governmental organisations, villagers and representatives from community-based organisations attended a consultation on the proposed Alaoa Multipurpose Dam Project at the Tanoa Tusitala Hotel on Tuesday 02 April, 2019. The consultation was facilitated by Electric Power Corporation (EPC) Project Manager, Fonoti Perelini Perelini….
Taefu Lemi Taefu, Associate Minister for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment launched the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Disaster Risk Management (DRM) materials on 29 March, 2019. Ulu Bismarck Crawley, CEO-MNRE gave the official opening remarks. An address on behalf of…
An understanding of the theory of Conservation Biology is never complete without practical engagement or field experience to test hypotheses and to see first-hand projects that support biodiversity conservation and management. More than fifty NUS Foundation Biology and 200 level environmental science…
building climate resilience by strengthening community engagement through Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) With the aim to support Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) by implementing a national-scale Marine Spatial Plan (MSP = Ocean Plan) while strengthening community engagement in climate actions…
