Mangrove Carbon Work in Samoa: Samoa has begun community consultations and fieldwork to “ground truth” mangrove carbon storage, led by SPREP through the Regional Pacific NDC Hub with MNRE, to strengthen climate reporting, conservation planning, and greenhouse gas accounting. Waste Management Upgrade: MNRE has launched a new weighbridge at Tafaigata Landfill to improve how waste entering the site is measured, boosting data for landfill management, planning, and policy decisions. Plastic Pollution Milestone: The Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign hit its target of preventing over one million pieces of plastic from entering Commonwealth waterways, with the milestone collected on Scotland’s River Clyde. Biosecurity Alert on Honey Imports: Biosecurity officials say they were unaware an Australian honey product is being sold in Samoa and will investigate, after Samoa’s long-standing rules prohibit honey imports to protect bee health and the environment. Youth Climate Leadership in Samoa: COP31 Youth Climate Champion Sally Higgins visited Samoa to meet young climate leaders and community groups, pushing locally led resilience solutions into global talks. Fisheries Subsidies Warning: Forum Deputy Secretary General Esala Nayasi urged Pacific countries to discourage subsidies that support fishing of stocks already declared overfished, linking the issue to IUU fishing and the Blue Pacific vision. Community Safety Focus: SVSG resumed its awareness programme to end violence against women and children, restarting in Falealili 1 with village sessions on prevention, protection services, and legal rights. Campus Violence Reported: NUS and police are responding to student brawls captured on video, with reports of head injuries and calls for clearer action to prevent further clashes.