Search the SPREP Catalogue

Effective coastal management cannot be achieved within the region without adequately trained personnel within countries and territories to develop, implement and administer such programmes.

This is a report on conserving and protecting marine turtles.

Report of the Fourth Meeting on the Regional Marine Turtle Conservation Programme held in Apia, Western Samoa

A project team composed of staff of the various division of MNREM was formed as a Technical Team to assist the Project Manager in the implementation of project activities. The Project Team and Manager were able to compile a Summary Report of Existing Information on Lake Lanoto’o, organized and started the initial detail surveys on the site’s flora and fauna ecologies; and prepare a list of stakeholders for engagement in the formulation of an effective management/development plan for the site.

A project team composed of staff of the various division of MNREM was formed as a Technical Team to assist the Project Manager in the implementation of project activities. The Project Team and Manager were able to compile a Summary Report of Existing Information on Lake Lanoto’o, organized and started the initial detail surveys on the site’s flora and fauna ecologies; and prepare a list of stakeholders for engagement in the formulation of an effective management/development plan for the site.

The marine environment and its resources have always been an important part in the way of life for small Pacific Island countries such as Samoa. A vast majority of Samoa's population inhabit the coastal fringes of the islands, thus depending largely on coastal marine resources and ecosystems for daily sustenance. Coastal waters support some of the most productive ecosystems such as mangrove forests, coral reefs and seagrass beds, which are all interrelated features crucial to marine wildlife and their habitats. In addition to playing extremely important ecological roles, marine ecosystems provide coastline protection, and sustain resources that contribute significantly to the country's economy.