Samoan Environment Forum: proceedings of the 2005 National Environment Forum|The fact-or-myth of Samoan cultural heritage: personal reflections on family oral history / Tu'u'u Ieti Taule'alo|Samoan and Japan: concerns over mangroves development / Juliet Boon-Nanai|Status of hawksbill turtle nesting in Samoa, 2003/2004 / Mauigoa Lui Bell, Malama S. Momoemausu, Juney Ward & Malaki Iakopo|Participatory approaches for environmental initiatives - community consultation in Samoa / Natalie Mitchell|Emotional intelligence, management concept: a contributing factor for effective service delivery / Mulipola Ausetalia Titimaea|Tropical cyclone forecasting: theory and practical application - case study of tropical cyclone Olaf 2005 / Sala Sagato Tuiafiso|Samoa and the World Heritage Convention - is Samoa ready for world heritage listing / Tuiolo Schuster|Exploring the status of tsunami early warning systems in Samoa / Shaun P. Williams & Aliimalemanu F.M. Leavasa|Determination of a mean daily discharge values for Faleaseela River: implications for population water demand / Masina Nagau Chun, Iosefatu Eti & Mulipola A. Titimaea
The community based conservation (CBC)paradigm predicts that sustainable biodiversity can only be achieved if local people perceive benefits from conservation. Through interviews, the situation in Samoa portrays that the CBC of mangroves was received with apprehension because the mangrove biodiversity was more significant than sustaining the livelihood of the local communities. In contrast, Iriomote Island residents were able to achieve maximum socio-economic benefits but to the extent that they were over commercializing the mangrove ecosystem. More research is imperative to find out how biodiversity conservation can be married with sustainable development objectives to sustain the local communities' livelihood.
