Samoa Natural Resources

Samoan concept of spatiality is described as the" interval" of entity in material, societal, spiritual, ideal and time-scenes. Let me emphasize how observations and action at the Samoa website are the way in which relations, borders and equilibria are discussed and established in Samoa, and how the front and rear axes inform binaries, complementing and inter-dependent groups of socio-spatial relations in this system.

At the centre of the concept of v? and the front and rear axles is Samoan expression in various dimensions - from the architectural design of the single building to the housekeeping and entire floor plans. The present paper is based on earlier scholarly and ethnographical publications on the Samoan region (Shore 1983, 1996, 2014; Allen 1993; Lehman and Herdrich 2002). The paper, which is marked by Samoan language and ethnographical proofs as well as by the theory of Samoan language relativism, shows how the front and rear parts of a Samoan centrifugal schematic of spaces are primarily a perspective that reconfigurates Bradd Shore's position of a distinct, sometimes contradictory, Samoan "front-back linear binary" paradigm (Shore 1983, 1996, 2014).

Honest Fiame Mata'afa, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and Environment of Samoa's opening statement for the launch of the Protect Pacific Whales - Ocean Voyagers Campaign, April 14, 2016, Apia, Samoa.

Mr President, I am thankful for the possibility of participating in this important local meeting for the conservation of the wildlife of our area. As many other Pacific archipelagos, cetaceans are part of Samoan civilization and legend. While acknowledging the importance of local initiative and programmes that must be taken pro-actively to avoid the disappearance of these types of mammal in our area, the global and local communities acknowledged the need for a pro-active approach.

It was one of the first Pacific Islands to designate its water bodies as a protected area in 2003. This was largely emblematic, but Samoa was one of the preferred beneficiary of protection against exploit, and this has been our strong point for many years. But as cetaceans are widely migrating fish, we need both an internal and a global response to help us effectively conserve them.

In addition, we recognize the continued commitment of the members of the ICC, especially our metropolitan region community, to their efforts at the global scale. In order for whale communities to further recuperate, we must take all measures to save the sea in which they reside - their futures are in our own hands. Therefore, if we want the whale communities to survive, we must do everything possible to do so.

By safeguarding the cetaceans' futures by safeguarding their natural habitat, we are also ensuring a better futa -ture for our cetaceans. As Pacific Islanders and keepers of cetaceans, we are just as much reliant on a safe sea.