DEFINITION - % of plastic in waste audits, including beach clean-ups
PURPOSE- Determine trends in marine plastic pollution from land and at-sea sources
DESIRED OUTCOME - Stable or declining trend in proportion of plastic in waste audits
Indicator 13 : Terrestrial Protected Areas
Indicator 14 : Marine Protected Areas
Indicator 15 : Protected Area Management Effectiveness
Indicator 16 : Key biodiversity areas protected
Indicator 17 : Governance and equity of protected areas
Indicator 18 : Integration of protected areas into wider land and seascapes
Indicator 19 : Invasive species under management or eradicated
Indicator 20 : Priority sites with invasive species managed
DEFINITION : Population abundance of identified species
PURPOSE : Tracks the status of populations of priority species over time
DESIRED OUTCOME : Stable or positive trend in population size
DEFINITIO : Number and types of species listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List and a summary of their threats
PURPOSE : Track the status of threatened species and understand the most important threats
DESIRED OUTCOME : Trend for species to be downgraded to lower threat levels or off the threatened species list
State of Environment Reports
This flyer outlines the status of solid waste management in Samoa and recommends key points for action to address challenges facing the country related to solid waste management.
Since the adoption of Agenda 21 following the United Nations Conference on Environment and development in 1992, this report constitutes the first opportunity for Samoa to assess its situation with regard to sustainable development in the past decade
"This document represents a concise but nevertheless comprehensive report on the State of the Environment in Western Samoa. It was prepared as supporting documentation to the National Environment and Development Management Strategies document and process which culminated in Cabinet-endorsed strategies aimed at ensuring that present and future development activities within Western Samoa are undertaken with all due consideration for sustaining environmental quality. This State of Environment Report was one of several documents prepared for this process."
The 2006 State of Environment Report (SOE) Report illustrates very clearly Samoa‟s environmental
vulnerabilities and challenges, as well as supporting the creation of a more enabling sustainable
development environment. Much of this Report, however, summarizes the current state of knowledge
about the environment of Samoa. It instigates the move towards identifying Sustainable
Environmental Management (SEM) indicators, and then covers them separately in the areas of
Reviewing and reporting the state of the environment of Samoa is an important part of the government’s mandate for achieving environmentally sound and sustainable development. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) is entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating the monitoring and review of the state of Samoa’s environment with the cooperation and support of its stakeholders in line Ministries, Non-Governmental Organisations and the wider community.
A snapshot of solid waste management in Samoa
Assessing Samoa's situation with regard to sustainable development in the past decade.
This Plan incorporates the Constituency of A’ana Alofi I East (Faleasiu).The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.
This Plan incorporates the Constituency of A’ana Alofi I West District (Fasito’outa Village). The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.
This Plan incorporates the Constituency of A'ana Alofi II (Leulumoega and Nofoalii Villages). The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.
This Plan incorporates the Faipule District of Aiga I le Tai and Satuimalufilufi Village (Apai Tai, ApolimaUta, Apolima Tai, Faleu Tai, Lalovi, Lepuia’i Tai, Manono Uta, Mulifanua, Paepaealā, Salua Tai and Satuimalufilufi villages).
The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.
This Plan incorporates the Constituency of Aleipata-Itupa I Lalo (Satitoa, Lotopu’e, Malaela, Mutiatele, Saleaumua, Amaile, Samusu, Utufaalalafa and Tiavea-uta/tai) District.
The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.
This Plan incorporates the Constituency of Aleipata-Itupa I Luga (Vailoa, Lalomanu and Ulutogia) District.
The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.
This Plan incorporates the Faipule District of Anoama’a East (Falefa, Falevao, Lalomauga, Lufilufi and Manunu/Sauniatu/Solaua villages).
The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa