CHILDREN IN SAMOA BECOME ENVIRONMENT ADVOCATES By Samisoni Pareti, Group Editor-in-Chief, Islands Business Magazine. 4 September 2014, Apia, Samoa - At the signing of the Pacific Mangrove Charter, the story of children that have turned environmental advocates shone through at the 3rd United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States which ends in Samoa later today. Experiences of the children where shared - using a tool aimed at enhancing their communities’ resilience to climate change. Year eight student of St Mary’s School Delphine Silao and 14-year old Patrick Teo of Loto Taumafai Secondary School, told delegates attending the UN SIDS how their views towards the environment changed drastcall when they participated in a 3 dimensional model project as part of their science class. Delphine said she and a classmate created a 3D model of the natural resources in her Vaitele village, mapping the forests, rivers and other key features of the village’s ecosystem. “The project was quite interesting as well as challenging but it helped me to know my village quite better. I now have a deeper appreciate of the need to protect and conserve our forests, our rivers and our traditional knowledge ... ”bit.ly/1nZ7QmZ #SPREP #PacificEnvironment #islands2014
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:31:18 +0000
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