Conservation News

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).

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.

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.

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.

Whether fresh, frozen, or canned, fish is crucial to the Samoan diet, which makes protecting this resource an important task.