We will plant trees to offset carbon emissions is the voice of support from the Pacific Organic and Ethical Community (POETCom).
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POETCom co-ordinator, Karen Mapusua, yesterday arrived in Samoa to participate in the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States.
“We are an organic agricultural organization that believes in sustainable productions systems and diversity and trees are an important part of sustainable systems, particularly when we are thinking about adaptation to climate change,” says Mapusua.
“We are in full support of the Offset ISLANDS 2014 campaign and the awareness the Samoa Observer and Women in Business Development are raising.”
She says POETCom is holding a side event, entitled Organic Islands, at the conference on Thursday, September 4.
The topics to be discussed include how organic agriculture can contribute to sustainable development, food security, environmental sustainability, people’s health and livelihoods.
“Ideally our attendees will be able to plant trees after Organic Islands if that is possible but with Women in Business Development’s nursery nearby, I’m sure something can be arranged.”
Chef and author Robert Oliver, who wrote the Mea’ai Samoa – Recipes from the Heart of Polynesia book and is the star of TV show Real Pasifik, will also be speaking at the POETCom event about local food systems and how they can be connected to markets and improve local diets.
Organic Islands attendees will also be given samples of organic products from Women in Business Development.
Mapusua says there POETCom has farmer members in 13 Pacific Island countries and there will five countries including Tonga, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji and of course Samoa, represented at the SIDS meeting. The president of the
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements, Andre Leu, will also be participating at SIDS.
POETCom is the governance body of the organics movement in the Pacific. It is housed at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
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