Information in this report is based on (a) assessments conducted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) on Savai’i in May 2012 as part of the in-country training of fisheries officers from the Samoa Fisheries Division and (b) the follow-up survey in Upolu by the trained team in July 2012.
A snapshot of solid waste management in Samoa
The risks evaluated are extreme rainfall events (both six-hourly and daily), drought, high sea levels, extreme winds and extreme high air and water temperatures.
Climate risk profile assessment in the year 2007
This updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) sets out Samoa’s priorities for biodiversity conservation to 2020. It updates the original NBSAP (2001), building on that document and taking on board trends and issues reported in the Samoa State of Environment 2013 and the National Environment Sector Plan 2013 – 2016, as well as issues raised during the consultation process for the updated NBSAP.
The Strategy outlines the state of Samoa’s biological resources and actions to curb their degradation and achieve their sustainable development at the time. It is the country’s foremost expression of commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity which it has ratified on the eve of the Convention’s accession.
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
A review of terrestrial biological knowledge for Samoa and identify gaps in existing biological information.
The Framework takes into account the longer-term rehabilitation and reconstruction plans of the Government and local communities with an aim to capitalize on opportunities to reinvigorate existing policies and plans for disaster risk reduction and to rebuild communities better.
The ‘turtle tag and release’ partnership between the MNRE and Malua Theological College started in 2004 which an aim to tag and release some of the adult turtles that are kept in the pond when it is becoming overcrowded.
Assessing Samoa's situation with regard to sustainable development in the past decade.
* Saoluafata has prioritized the implementation of coastal protection mechanisms such as seawall, and re-vegetation, promote education and awareness programs, watershed management and reforestation programs.
* Lano community hope to see the uplift of the existing ford as the only solution to the flooding together with well planned drainage systems
This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union
A thorough presentation on issues pertaining to water and culture in Samoa
This handbook prescribes the technical requirements for the drafting of Acts and all types of subordinate legislation in Samoa.
National progress made and problems encountered in the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy
This report presents the results from the Biological Rapid Assessment Programme (BIORAP) of three Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) for the SMSMCL project.