Total Land Area (1000 ha)	283
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)	171
Percent Forest Cover	60
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)	n.s.
Primary Forest, % total forest	n.s.
Other wooded land (1000 ha)	22
Percent other wooded land	8

Samoa: Breakdown of forest types, 2010

Primary forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	n.s.	n.s.
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	139	81
Planted Forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	32	19

Samoa: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010

TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
130	171	171	171
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	4	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	2.78	0	0

Samoa: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010

FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
130	139	139	139
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	1	1	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0.7	1	0

Samoa: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	0	0

Samoa: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	32	32	32
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	0	0

Samoa: Primary designated function (percent)

Production	Protection of soil and water	Conservation of biodiversity	Social services	Multiple use	Other	None or unknown
47	20	17	4	5	0	7

Samoa: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)

OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownership	Private ownership	Other
21	79	0

PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
Individuals	Business entities and institutions	Local, indigenous and tribal communities
-	-	-

HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS
Public administration	Individuals	Business entities and Institutions	Communities	Other
-	-	-	-	-

Samoa: Growing stock in forest

GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
-	-	-	-	-
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
-	-

Samoa: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010

CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	-	-	-
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons)
			2000
			-
ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	-	-	-
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	-	-	-

Samoa: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005

FOREST FIRE
1000 ha	% wild fire (not managed burn)
-	-

EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE
Insects	Diseases	Other biotic agents	Abiotic factors	Total (excluding fire)	% of 2005 forest area
-	-	-	-	-	-

Samoa: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005

INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
70	70	70	-
WOODFUEL Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
81	81	81	-

Samoa: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005

Value of removals (million US$)				Value per ha forest (US$)
Industrial roundwood	Woodfuel	NWFP	Total
-	-	-	-	-

Samoa: Employment in forestry 1990-2005

TOTAL (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-

Samoa: Forest policy and legal framework 2008

National forest policy (year): - (-)
Sub-national forest policy: -
National forest program (year) - status: - (-) -
National forest law (year): - (-) Sub-national forest law: -

Samoa: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008

2000		2005		2008
#	% female	#	% female	#	% female
-	-	-	-	-	-

Samoa: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005

Forest revenue	Public expenditure (1000 US$)
	Domestic funding		External funding		Total
(1000 US$)	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Samoa: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010

CbD:

UNFCCC:

Kyoto Protocol:

UNCCD:

ITTA:

CITeS:

Ramsar:

World Heritage Convention:

NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Samoa: Environment

Environment - current issues	soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Natural hazards	occasional typhoons; active volcanism

Samoa: Land use / Resources

Land use (%)	arable land: 21.2% permanent crops: 24.38% other: 54.42% (2001)
Natural resources	hardwood forests, fish, hydropower

Samoa: Economy

Economy - overview:	The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, agriculture, and fishing. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor force, and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring coconut cream, coconut oil, and copra. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. The decline of fish stocks in the area is a continuing problem. Tourism is an expanding sector, accounting for 25% of GDP; about 88,000 tourists visited the islands in 2001. One factory in the Foreign Trade Zone employs 3,000 people to make automobile electrical harnesses for an assembly plant in Australia. The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, meantime protecting the environment. Observers point to the flexibility of the labor market as a basic strength for future economic advances. Foreign reserves are in a relatively healthy state, the external debt is stable, and inflation is low.
GDP - per capita	$5,600 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)	5% (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa
GDP - composition by sector (%)	agriculture: 14%, industry: 23%, services: 63% (2001 est.)
Industries	food processing, building materials, auto parts
Economic aid - recipient	$42.9 million (1995)
Debt - external	$197 million (2000)
Population below poverty line (%)	NA
Labor force - by occupation (%)	NA

Samoa: Population / Demographics

Population (July 2005)	177,287
Population growth rate (%) (2005)	-0.23%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)	60.4
Percent rural (2003)	77.7%
Median age (years)	total: 24.59 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	3.01 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)	Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%

[an error occurred while processing this directive]--> Samoa: Infrastructure

Telephones - main lines in use	11,800 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	2,700 (2002)
Roadways (km)	total: 790 km paved: 332 km unpaved: 458 km (1999 est.)

Samoa: Health

Life expectancy at birth (years)	total population: 70.72 years male: 67.93 years female: 73.65 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate	27.71 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	NA

Samoa : References & Data Sources

Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005

Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)

Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.

Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.

RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site

The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund

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