Project overview

In partnership with the Samoa Voyaging Society and government stakeholders, CI is working enhance climate resilience of coastal communities in Samoa and Tokelau through innovative education and demonstration approaches to ocean protection and management, building on Polynesian traditional knowledge, stewardship and ocean voyaging values.

Other partner organisations

  • New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Samoa Government
  • Tokelau Government
  • Samoa Voyaging Society

Framework action tracks

  • 01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
  • 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions
  • 08 – Marine ecological integrity
  • 14 – Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, pandemic and disaster response
  • 19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring