Delegates from the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union are meeting in Apia for three days this week.
The director general of Pacific's regional environmental body SPREP, Leota Kosi Latu, told delegates that there needs to be targeted training for local media to help them convey messages in a clearer way.
Unlike broadcasters, Leota said, scientists are not writing for the general public.
"When they start writing their scientific outcomes and research, it's not written specifically for the general public," he said.
