Apart from natural disasters, much of Samoa's vegetation has been lost due to cultural activities, which confirms how the community has overlooked its role in sustaining the planet's ecosystem. But two organisations are keen to address that with the Samoa Conservation Society (S.C.S.) and the Nat.
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Seasonal workers from the Pacific are bunking in emergency shelters after Cyclone Gabrielle tore through New Zealand's North Island as they wait to hear if there's still work available for them.
The chair of a seasonal work programme in Samoa said the New Zealand RSE scheme was well run and well respected in Samoa, and it was great news the two-week quarantine requirement had been dropped for their workers.
Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale said the scheme was in heavy demand, given the impact of Covid-19 on the country s tourism sector, and Samoa was ready to go. The government has a work- ready pool of about 3000 to 4000 people. Six thousand people graduate every year, from schools here and they need jobs. With Covid and everything else that s been happening, there are just not the opportunities for them to work and right now, seasonal work is a great option.