Priority sites for Conservation in Samoa : key biodiversity areas = Vaega faatauaina mo le faasao i Samoa : vaega oa faapitoa i le ola faa-natura

Abstract

Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is the variability of life on earth from genes to species to the entire biosphere. Biodiversity provides immeasurable benefit to human societ- ies through medicine, food, fiber, ecosystem services, and cultural values. Yet, this diversity of life is under siege: species arc being lost at a rate far beyond the natural extinction rate.