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We are made of the Rio stuff

06/11/2012 16:43
  Samoa will be heading to Rio+20 soon to commit to a sustainable future. At the Sustainable Development for All meeting in Barbados last week, Samoa signed the Barbados Declaration, which commits our small island nation to sustainable energy targets. The move is one that signifies the...

Climate Change in Environment Weekly

06/11/2012 16:19
  Samoa advances in climate change adaptation https://environmentweekly.webnode.com/news/website-launched/ Pacific Environment Weekly The issues that matter Samoa advances in climate change adaptation 16/09/2009 04:01 By Cherelle Jackson APIA – Samoa...

Manumea nears extinction

06/11/2012 12:39
  Pacific Scoop: Report – By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson in Apia The manumea bird, which is endemic to Samoa, is feared to be near extinction after scientists failed to sight the species during a recent Savai’i uplands forest survey. The situation is so dire for Samoa’s native...

New insights into climate change in Samoa

06/11/2012 12:16
  MNRE/CSIRO: New research providing critical information about the climate of Samoa is being launched today by the Meteorology Division of the Ministry for Natural Resources and Environment. Hon. Fa’amoetauloa Taito Dr. Faale Tumaalii, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment will...

Samoa to host SIDS Global Conference 2014

06/11/2012 12:04
  Fiji has endorsed the Samoan Government’s hosting of the Small Island Developing States Global Conference in 2014. At a New York reception held at the Fiji Mission to the United Nations in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Sailele...

Samoan migrant communities in search for governance

14/09/2012 03:09
  By Cherelle Jackson Monika Pei and moved with her parents and her little brothers and sisters to Vaitele, Samoa, a village on the western side of Apia town, in 2007, along with her six younger siblings, in search of what she says is a better future in the town of Vaitele near Apia. Her...

Samoan migrant communities in search for governance

14/09/2012 03:09
  By Cherelle Jackson Monika Pei and moved with her parents and her little brothers and sisters to Vaitele, Samoa, a village on the western side of Apia town, in 2007, along with her six younger siblings, in search of what she says is a better future in the town of Vaitele near Apia. Her...

New Insight Into Climate Change in the Pacific

20/05/2012 09:12
ScienceDaily (Nov. 29, 2011) — New research providing critical information about how climate change is affecting Australia's Pacific island neighbours and East Timor has just been released by the Australian Government's Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP). The landmark,...

Lack of Sleep Is Linked to Obesity, New Evidence Shows

20/05/2012 08:54
ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2012) — Can lack of sleep make you fat? A new paper which reviews the evidence from sleep restriction studies reveals that inadequate sleep is linked to obesity. The research, published in a special issue of the The American Journal of Human Biology, explores how lack of...

Samoas energy advances highlighted in Barbados

08/05/2012 14:41
By Cherelle Jackson BRIDGETOWN: Advances made by Samoa on renewable energy measures were highlighted this week in Barbados at the High-Level Conference of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Titled: “Achieving Sustainable Energy for All,” the meeting brought together participants from...
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