Conservation News

The Guardian Programme aims to improve the environmental literacy of primary school students as a tool for community resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Just as rugby unites all Samoans around the world, the ocean unites all Pacific Island nations. It defines our Pasifika identity, hence why Samoa — our small island nation — has committed to sustainably manage its entire ocean & formally protect 30% of its 120,000 sq km ocean domain.

The project will utilise the Gaualofa, Samoa’s traditional voyaging sailing double hull canoe as a platform to deliver experiential “hands – on” activity based environmental education training programme (Guardians) to at least four districts in Samoa.

With the increasing impacts of both climate change and human activities on our oceans, the Government of Samoa joins the global community’s call for the protection and sustainable use of our marine resources by committing to protecting 30% of its ocean by 2030 through an ecologically representative...