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List Of Protected Areas Of Samoa
This is a list of some protected areas of Samoa which include national parks, reservations, protected nature zones, marine reserves and other areas of significant biodiversity and conservation. In 1994, Samoa ratified the international and legally binding treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity to develop national strategies for conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. In 2010, protected areas in the country cover 5% of land although the government aims to increase protected areas coverage to 15%. Areas *Aleipata Islands *Aleipata Marine Protected Area *Central Savai'i Rainforest, largest patch of continuous rainforest in Polynesia *Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone *Falealupo, rainforest reserve, created by village covenant * Safata Marine Protected Area * Tafua, rainforest reserve, created village covenant National parks * Lake Lanoto'o National Park * Lata National Park * Masamasa-Falelima National Park / Cornwall National Park * Mauga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoa Geography-related Lists
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands ( Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located west of American Samoa, northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country), northeast of Fiji, east of Wallis and Futuna, southeast of Tuvalu, south of Tokelau, southwest of Hawaii, and northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a unitary parliamentary democracy with 11 administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Western Samoa was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976. Because of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |