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.
Land degradation as it affects Samoa became an issue that had most recently surfaced as a consequence of land
cover change resulting to the loss of soil productivity and vegetative cover induced mainly by unsustainable practices and the inappropriate uses of land resources. This report is a thematic assessment that was conducted in 2006 to address the issue and for the UNCCD.
This dataset hosts all published national reports submitted by Samoa to the UNCCD
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
An assessment framework based on key habitats in Samoa:
* cloud forest and uplands
* lowlands, coastal strand
* nearshore marine, offshore marine, and rivers and streams
* climate change, air quality, waste disposal, renewable energy, and population pressures.
It also assesses the status of Samoa’s species of high conservation value, especially those that are endemic and critically endangered.
"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
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
This dataset holds two reports related to O le Pupu Pu'e National Park ;
Report one is a summary of the community consultations held on December 11, 2015 to discuss the draft operational plan for the restoration of the O le Pupu Pu’e (OLPP) National Park. The restoration of the OLPP NP is a key activity in the Management Plan for the park.
Report two summarises a review of existing information on the invasive species in the park and to present the results of a short survey of invasive species conducted in the park from Nov 19 to Dec 1, 2015.
This report supports and complements a separate operational plan for the restoration of the OLPP National Park (Atherton 2015).
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.