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This guide is for facilitators who feel comfortable engaging with communities and can adapt the suggested activities
to suit local ways of sharing, learning, and reflecting. It is assumed that facilitators know the communities well, and
are aware of technical information about local ecosystems, nature conservation opportunities, etc. A close
connection with the community will result in greater influence and engagement by the community with the material
in this guide.

SPREP in 1992 sponsored a seminar on the Environment and Reforestation for the Catholic Youth Group. SPREP officer Neva Wendt, represented SPREP to this seminar. In her speech, she touched briefly on SPREP's roles and objectives and also current projects implemented throughout the Pacific by SPREP. With 3 tapes continuing after the other, the seminar raises several issues particular to Samoa and a visit to the Nafanua Hortricultural Centre at Vailima and links environmental issues with biblical understanding.

Why medicinal plants matter to Samoa? Part of daily life & culture
Supports family health & wellbeing
Affordable & locally available
Protecting plants protects traditional knowledge
Valuing plants encourages conservationCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 18 p.

Humanity uses up to 60,000 medicinal plant species worldwide.
Biodiversity is the basis for most patented pharmaceutic drugs, and the resource base for traditional health services to 80% of the global population, mainly in Africa, Asia and Pacific SIDS.
Nine Oceania governments engaged in the development of WHO’s traditional medicines strategy 2025-2034.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 10 p.

A presentation on Samoa plants presented by James Artherton during the World Wildlife Day, March 3, 2026Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 16 p.

The Strategy outlines the state of Samoa's biological resources and actions to curb their degradation and achieve their sustainable development. 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.3 copies|Available onlineCall Number: 333.95 SAM [EL]Physical Description: 95 p. + illus. ; 29 cm

In recognition of the need for National Parks and protected areas in the South Pacific, the New Zealand Government hosted the First South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves in 1975, in association with the South Pacific

It is important to respect Samoa’s traditional knowledge, values, pre-existing
perceptions and relationship towards environment, conservation, and community
development. Effective community engagement needs cooperation from community members,
stakeholders, community leaders, partners, and all those in association with the
engagement effort—especially village and community leadership. This must be trustbased.
Building relationships is a key part of reciprocal respect and a foundation of

The Green Livelihoods project is being led by Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) with funding from the Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP). It has two objectives that are closely related to Samoa: 1. to raise awareness amongst youths of Samoa's environment of the range of threats facing it and how to manage these environmental threat. 2. to promote and demonstrate Green livelihood options amongst youthCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 65 p.

The critically endangered Manumea or Tooth-billed pigeon is found only in Samoa and is highly significant in its cultural heritage. The pigeon only lives within and on the edges of intact mature native forest. Its number appear to have dropped dramaitically during the last 10-15 years, mostly through loss of habitat, hunding and possibly due to the impact of introduces invasive predators. Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 50 p.