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While world leaders met in Egypt in 2022 for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Conference of the parties (COP 27) and danced around the need for critical global action on climate change, ni-Vanuatu (Vanuatu citizens) were dealing with its realities. Continuing sea level rises, more intense and frequent cyclones, flooding and landslides are regular occurrences in Vanuatu.

This report outlines key human-mangrove relationships in Moata'a, an urban village settlement in Apia, Samoa with the aim to provide an understanding of the relationship between the Moata'a community and their mangrove environment that will inform future development, conservation and climate adaptation activities in the area.