What’s Happening in Samoa?

The Polynesian island country of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), nestled in the South Pacific Ocean among the thousands of islands of Oceania, is currently implementing the Samoan Ocean Strategy to secure its cultural heritage, economy and food resources derived from the ocean into the foreseeable future. Pictured is a beach of Upolu Island, one of Samoa’s two inhabited islands. (Photo: Wikimedia CC 2.0 by Stephen Glauser)

(EP News) — Samoa Ocean Strategy (SOS) Secures the Island Country’s Sustainable Future! . . .  The Samoan government’s SOS program is managing the island country’s entire ocean, protecting its ecological habitats, marine wildlife, and cultural heritage while safeguarding important sources of food, income and economic growth derived from the ocean. The strategy will protect 30% of Samoa’s ocean by 2025; only 1% has been protected.  The Waitt Institute, Conservation International and Blue Prosperity Coalition have joined the Samoan government in this strategy.  The ocean is 98% of Samoa’s domain, located in Oceania in the South Pacific. 🙂