Bio-diversity

The overall goal of this project is to protect and conserve critically endangered marine turtles namely the Hawksbill turtles that nest in Samoa and its habitats on the islands and coastal waters of Aleipata. There is a need to continue scientific research on the nesting islands of Aleipata to determine the number of nesting turtles and the population trend of hawksbill turtles for Samoa. The September 2009 tsunami has posed an urgent need to assess its impacts on the nesting beaches because of the devastations it has caused. Efforts will concentrate on improving the nesting beaches that had been destructed by the previous cyclones and the recent tsunami. To build and increase the awareness of the local community on the importance of protecting marine turtles and reducing activities which contributes to their decline, for example reduce the throwing of marine debris in the ocean.

Samoa