A significant step was made by Samoa to address the nations pressing environmental challenges for a sustainable future with the launch of two milestone documents. The Fourth State of Environment (SOE) Report 2023 and the updated National Environment Sector Plan (NESP) 2023-2027 was launched this month.
The 4th State of Environment Report for Samoa.
The outcomes of the 2023 SOE Report informs the National Environment Sector Plan 2023- 2027
Direct link to all of Samoa's species occurrences on GBIF records
Link to the Samoa's datasets hosted on GBIF website
"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
climate change and ozone depletion, coastal and marine resources, water resources, land resources,
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
This assessment covers;
* land categories of Samoa
* Types and Seriousness of Land Degradation in Samoa
* Types and Causes of Land Degradation
* Types and Effects of Land Degradation
* Governing Frameworks for UNCCD Implementation at the International & Regional Levels
* Defined Roles of National Stakeholders of the NSC
* Convention Obligations and Land Degradation Thematic Areas
Assessing Samoa's situation with regard to sustainable development in the past decade.
Developing a vision for the next 50 years
Please submit new information or corrections as the reviews will be updated annually.
Preparation of the restoration plan for the OLPP NP, as well as the community consultation were funded under the GEFPAS (Global Environment Facility - Pacific Alliance for Sustainability) Regional Invasive Species Management Project
This report supports and complements a separate operational plan for the restoration of the OLPP National Park (Atherton 2015).