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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.

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

This document is a management plan for the conservation of the natural resources and biodiversity of the Malololelei Community Conservation Area (CA) for the period 2024-2025 (10 years). The management plan is a living document that will evolve and improve through learning from implementation.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 33 p.

The Magiagi leaders, Pulega a Alii ma faipule wishes to dedicate a part of their land to establish a Rainforest Conservation Area (RCA). Their vision is for the protection and preservation of their natural and cultural resources to benefit current and future generations. The Management Plan 9MP), identifies key values of the Conservation Area (CA) and a set of objectives and strategies are developed to restore, protect and safeguard those values.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 34 p.

The Lalomanu leaders, Pulega a Alii ma faipule, and Afioga Fuataga Iakopo Faasii Faatiga II, wish to dedicate a part of their land to establish the Lua o Fafine Conservation Area. Their vision is for the protection and preservation of their natural and cultural resources to benefit current and future generations. The management plan (MP) identifies key values of the Conservation Area (CA) and a set of objectives and strategies are developed to restore, protect and safeguard those values.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 26 p.

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.

The purpose o the manual is provide practical guidance to technicians attempting to plan and control rodents (rats and mice) using poison baiting for biodiversity conservation purposes under Samoan forest conditions. The methodology outlined in this manual is the result of efforts to assess the effectiveness of using rodent bait at the Malololelei Recreation reserve since 2017.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 25 p.