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Total Waste Management exists to create a better reality for Papua New Guinea, our environment, people and culture.

NESSC Quarterly Meeting No. 5, Thursday 25 August, 2016

Before you leave Samoa, stop and think... Could you be breaking wildlife laws? Souvenirs and handicrafts can sometimes include plant and animal products that are protected under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Samoa is home to many threatened species including corals, marine turtles, whales, dolphins and more. The survival of these species is further endangered by the global trade in plants, animals and products that may be made from them.

Protecting a species is an aspect of conservation which many organizations and individuals have put effort into so that the balance within the ecosystem can be maintained. Protection implement when factors of threats have been identify. Factors of pressure or predatory that may lead to competition and results in extinction. These are the sequence our world works since the beginning

Environment impact assessment (EIA) means an examination, analysis and assessment of planned activities with a view of ensuring environmentally sound and sustainable development.