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MOU signed with Samoa Voyaging Society
June 14, 2022
Conservation International (CI) Samoa continues to support Samoa through a partnership with Samoa Voyaging Society (SVS) a non-government incorporated society in Samoa to commit and collaborate to secure healthy oceans for Samoa. The purpose of the MoU is to facilitate cooperation and partnership...
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The voyage to managing 100% of Samoa’s Ocean Domain
By Schannel van Dijken
October 22, 2020
On October 16th 2020, the Samoa Ocean Strategy (SOS) was officially launched by the Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa in Apia. This represents an historical moment for Samoa as it commits to sustainably manage its entire ocean domain (120,000 km2) and formally protect 30% of this (36,000 km2).
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Plastic ban — why you shouldn’t worry
By Vatapuia Maiava
February 11, 2019
With Samoa now a little over a week into the nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags and straws, many are left wondering just what the future of Samoa will bring.
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Efforts to eradicate the menacing rat continue
By Vatapuia Maiava
February 4, 2019
Creeping around the house, getting into and contaminating stored food, spreading various diseases, gnawing at anything and everything they can find, and just overall being a pest — most people can agree that rats can be a real nuisance.
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Helping our ocean’s gentle, shy and harmless giant
By Vatapuia Maiava
January 27, 2019
There are seven species of marine turtles in the world, and most of them are classified as endangered or critically endangered on the International Union Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red list.
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