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The Samoa government has launched two plans to upgrade the coastal marine environment's ecological resilience to withstand the impact of climate change.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said the two plans include the villages of Poutasi, Vaovai and Lotopu'e-Malaela.
The aims are of the initiative by the communities and the government are to conserve, protect, manage and develop marine protected areas and mangrove ecosystems.
The project is being funded by the World Bank's Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience Project.