"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.
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.
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
This Plan incorporates the Faipule District of Fa’asalele’aga 1 (Salelologa, Salelavalu, ‘Iva, Vai’afai, Vaisaulu, Lalomalava
and Safua 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 Fa’asalele’aga 2 (Tapueleele, Sapapalii, Eveeve/Vaimaga, Fusi-Fuifatu/Safotulafai, Fatausi, Fogapoa/Tuasivi 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 Fa’asaleleaga 3 (Sa’asa’ai, Sapini/Lu’ua, Siufaga, Salimu/Malae and Saipipi 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 Fa’asalele’aga 4 (Pu’apu’a, Lano and Asaga 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 Falealili East (Salesatele, Salani, Siuniu, Sapoe and Utulaelae villages) 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 Falealili West (Saleilua –Togitogiga / Iliili, Poutasi, Vaovai, Matautu,
Tafatafa and Matavai, Malaemalu, Sapunaoa ma Piu, Satalo) 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 Falealupo (Falealupo-Tai and Falealupo-Uta)
The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.
This Plan incorporates the Constituency of Faleata East (Vaimoso, Lepea & Seesee, Vailoa, Vaitoloa, Sinamoga,
Moamoa, Alafua, Pesega and Lotopa, Tapatapao and Tanumapua, Siusega, Ululoloa, Tuaefu, and Tuanaimato) District
The village representatives participated in the preparation of this CIM Plan in partnership with the Government of Samoa.