{"id":8485,"date":"2026-09-01T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnre.gov.ws\/?p=8485"},"modified":"2026-09-06T21:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:09:24","slug":"from-planning-to-action-communities-take-the-lead-in-managing-and-controlling-invasive-species-september-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnre.gov.ws\/?p=8485","title":{"rendered":"FROM PLANNING TO ACTION: COMMUNITIES TAKE THE LEAD IN MANAGING AND CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES &#8211; SEPTEMBER 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-61px|auto||auto||&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\">T<\/span>he Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Small Grants Programme (SGP) successfully launched the Specific Call for Proposals for community led projects with the initial outreach workshop carried out for Upolu today, 1 September 2026, at the TATTE Convention Centre.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Outreach workshop targeting specific village communities of the GEF-7 Samoa IAS Project in Upolu provided key information for community-based groups and faith-based community organizations, on the proposal development and submission process. The specific Call for proposals are targeted towards community-led initiatives that can equip and empower them to safeguard their natural ecosystems and food production systems from Invasive Species.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The workshop also highlighted the importance of community participation, local knowledge and collective action in strengthening environmental protection and supporting impactful outcomes. The program reiterates the important role that our communities play in protecting our environment putting local communities at the centre of environmental decision-making and action.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Ministry acknowledges and sincerely appreciates the valuable participation and contributions of all community representatives, as well as the support and partnership of the <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/undpsamoa?__cft__[0]=AZizgZ5_4QLzKp9GKY8OAFDZvDxuJMQOpo2_PmGPVJ0S1-SLktUlWukW0jy9UipkvWIlxEbz5LRcv6O0fyPvY--FBgUEkGgv72BYyZ8CvD47mf5V4gagF447yWJj9QZp0LuNsdkFZw0&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\"><span>UNDP<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> and the Small Grants Programme (SGP), in coordinating this important program.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Small Grants Programme (SGP) successfully launched the Specific Call for Proposals for community [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-post","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FROM PLANNING TO ACTION: COMMUNITIES TAKE THE LEAD IN MANAGING AND CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES - SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 - MNRE- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mnre.gov.ws\/?p=8485\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FROM PLANNING TO ACTION: COMMUNITIES TAKE THE LEAD IN MANAGING AND CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES - SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 - MNRE- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Small Grants Programme (SGP) successfully launched the Specific Call for Proposals for community [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mnre.gov.ws\/?p=8485\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MNRE- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-01T20:59:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-06T21:09:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mnre.gov.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SMALL-GRANTS-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1102\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mnre.gov.ws\\\/?p=8485#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mnre.gov.ws\\\/?p=8485\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mnre.gov.ws\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/85ca6ee964a8c4fd883df13c289da183\"},\"headline\":\"FROM PLANNING TO ACTION: COMMUNITIES TAKE THE LEAD IN MANAGING AND CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES &#8211; 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