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American Samoa

Compiled by the SPREP IRC and Library the Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Country Profiles are a browsable compilation of country profiles , national environment reports , technical reports and academic literature for the countries of the Pacific Islands. Contributions of weblinks and documents, whether in hardcopy or digital form are welcome and can be sent to irc@sprep.org .

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Contents

Overview
Country Profiles

Country Reports

Technical Reports

Multimedia - posters, videos etc
Academic literature and research
Websites

Overview

see State of the Environment Report 2002 - Overview; see also State of Environment Report 2002

Country Profiles

Birdlife [Avifauna] Profiles

Checklists of birds of AMERICAN SAMOA compiled by Dick Watling

see also Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World - browsable by country and by individual island within the Pacific region - excellent data source

see also Species profiles [*For the Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable), each factsheet contains a summary account, range map and an illustration, plus additional data tables. For Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Near Threatened, Least Concern and Data Deficient species, each contains a concise summary paragraph and some additional data tables.] [Birdlife International]
American Samoa

see also Endemic Bird Areas [EBAs] of the Pacific [incl. Samoan Islands]

see also Pacific regional overview [Birdlife International]
see also Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) of Oceania [Birdlife International]
see also State of the World's birds website and report [Birdlife International] - including Pacific country case studies

Earthtrends Thematic Country Profiles [WRI]
Agriculture and food, Biodiversity and protected areas, Climate and atmosphere, Coastal and marine ecosystems, Economics, business and the environment, Energy and resources, Environmental governance and institutions, Forests, grasslands and drylands, Population, health and human well-being, Water resources and freshwater ecosystems.

Ecoregion Profiles [World Wildlife Fund]
Tropical Moist Forests
Samoan archipelago [American Samoa, Samoa]

Environment Statistics - Country Snapshots [UN; 2009]
American Samoa

Environmental Vulnerability Index - Country Profiles [SOPAC / UNEP]
American Samoa

Fishbase Biodiversity Country Profiles (all fish)
American Samoa

Forestry Country Profiles
Forestry Department Country Profiles [FAO]
American Samoa

see also FAO Forest Resource Assessment : Country Reports [2010]
American Samoa (2010; 333kb)

see also FAO Forest Resources Assessments - Data collection for the Pacific region [2000]
American Samoa

see also State of the World's Forests 2007: Asia and the Pacific [FAO] (2008; 1.77mb)
see also Tropical and subtropical forest profiles prepared by the World Wildlife Fund

see also Mongabay Rainforest profiles:
American Samoa

Global Biodiversity Information Forum [GBIF] Country Profiles
American Samoa

see also GBIF Google Earth Country Links
American Samoa

Invasive Species : Country Profiles [ISSG]
American Samoa

see also PIER reports on invasive species in Pacific islands:
American Samoa ,

see also NBII Invasive Species information Node profiles
American Samoa

Land-based pollutants inventory for the South Pacific region: Part 2: Regional summary and country profiles [SPREP] (1993; 19mb)

Laws and legislation
SPREP National Laws and Legislation clearinghouse
American Samoa

Mangrove and Wetlands Profiles [ *from Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Workshop on Mangrove Wetlands Protection and Sustainable Use . SPREP, 2002.]
American Samoa (2002; 297kb),

see also: A Directory of Wetlands in Oceania [1993]
see also: Wetlands of the Pacific Island Region (2008; 882kb)
see also: IWMI Global Wetlands - Interactive Web Map Server - includes countries of Oceania
see also: Wetlands in Oceania - country profiles and wetlands information [UNEP-WCMC] - American Samoa

Marine Resource Profiles

State of Coral Reef Systems
American Samoa (2005; 2.5mb), American Samoa (2008; 4mb)

see also:

The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008 (2008)

The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States:2005 (2005; 5.47mb)

see also:

State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)

see also:

Reefbase Country Profiles (coral reefs, reef fish, biodiversity)
American Samoa

see also GIS data for corals in the Pacific from Reefbase - browse by country and reef profile
see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific from Reefbase - browse by country and ecosystem

see also:

Status of Coral Reef Systems of the World: 2008 (2008; 20mb)

Chapter 14 - Status of Coral Reef Resources in Micronesia and American Samoa (2008; 1.95mb)

see also:

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System - Pacific profiles
American Samoa

see also:

Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Report for American Samoa: 2002-2006

MPA Global Profiles (marine protected areas database)
American Samoa

The Natural History Guide to American Samoa [NPS]
American Samoa

Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum Country Data:
American Samoa

Pacific Regional information System - PRISM [SPC]
Environmental and Climate Statistics
American Samoa

Protected Areas

~Pacific Protected Areas database (PBIF)
American Samoa

~World Database on Protected Areas - Pacific site profiles
American Samoa

see also: Protected Areas of the Pacific Islands profiles [UNEP / WCMC]
Maps of the Pacific Islands
Wetlands in Oceania - country profiles and wetlands information - American Samoa

see also Protected Area profiles on www.protectedplanet.net
American Samoa

see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific - browse by country and ecosystem
see also MPA Global Profiles (marine protected areas database) above

SocMon profiles (Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management )
American Samoa

SPC Country Profiles:
American Samoa

SPREP Country Profiles: Exchange of Information by Members at SPREP Annual Meetings:
- Exchamge of information by Members on National Developments related to Natural Resource Management Priority of the Action Plan [2007]
see Agenda Item 6.1: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 18th SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 11th to 14th September 2007

- Exchange of information by Members on national developments related to Pollution Prevention priority of the SPREP Action Plan [2008]
see Agenda Item 8.6: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the19th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia on 8–12 September 2008

- Exchange of Information by Members on National Developments Related to the Climate Change Focus Area of the SPREP Action Plan [2009]
see Agenda Item 11.2: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 20th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 17 - 20 November 2009

- Exchange of Information by Members on Year of Biodiversity [2010]
see Agenda Item 11.3: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 21st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Madang, Papua New Guinea on 6-10 September 2010
see also individual profiles for: Wallis and Futuna

Threatened species: Summary of species on the 2008 IUCN Red List
Amercian Samoa

UNEP Country Profiles [* poorly maintained and little information available]
American Samoa

Water Data Country Profiles [USGS]
American Samoa

World Bank Environment indicators
American Samoa

World Factbook Country Profiles [CIA]
American Samoa

World Ocean Database 2005 [NOAA]
Geographically sorted data for the Pacific Ocean [datasets]

see also Natural History Guide to American Samoa

see also Environmental indicators: South Pacific (UNEP: 2004; 6.23mb)
see also Polynesia / Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot Ecosystem Profile (2007; 1.16mb)

Country Reports

Demographic Baseline Report of U.S. Territories and Countries Adjacent to Coral Reef Habitats:
American Samoa

Invasive Species
Invasives reports: American Samoa (2000; 215 kb)

see also Invasive alien species in the Austral-Pacific region: national reports and directory of resources [GISP] (2002; 3.75mb)

see also Invasives Species on Pacific Islands [reports] - HEAR / PIER project website

Ships' Waste Management in Pacific Islands Ports: Country reports
American Samoa

State of the Environment Reports
American Samoa (2002; 1.67mb)

see also State of the Environment of the South Pacific 1983 (UNEP: 1983; 1.66mb)
see also State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)
see also State of the Environment of the South Pacific 2005 (2005; 382kb; see also ~ http://www.unescap.org/esd/environment/soe/2005/mainpub/ ~)
see also Regional perspectives: Asia and the Pacific (UNEP, GEO-4. 2007; 382 kb)

see also the archive of SPREP Country Reports between 1980-1983 as follows:
American Samoa (1980; 379kb)

State [U.S.] Wildlife Action Plans [Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies - CWCSs]
American Samoa (2006; 1.54mb)

Technical Reports

Reports available online from the SPREP Library and IRC database
Reports available online from SOPAC [Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission]
Reports available online from ReefBase Pacific

see also:

Environmental Reports and Publications - American and (western) Samoa
This is an index to the set of all known environmental reports and publications compiled by the American Samoa National Park Service's inventory and monitoring staff as of 2008.

search also SPC Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries Digital Library
search also Reefbase Pacific online documents

see also Hardcopy reports held in the SPREP Library
see also Hardcopy reports held in the American Samoa Marine and Wildlife Library

Multimedia - posters, videos etc

Poster: Reef fish species of American Samoa [SPC]
Poster: Bottomfish species of American Samoa [SPC]

Alega Bay: American Samoa marine reserve
- Marine conservation in Alega Bay, American Samoa. Alega Bay is located on a tiny isle in the south pacific called American Samoa. Tisa, local land & business owner, dedicates her life to the preservation of her world, as it should be.

Fruitbats of American Samoa
- Educational Video made by the National Parks Service (U.S.)

Managing Change: Population Pressure in American Samoa
- A movie about population pressure in American Samoa .

Seabirds of the Pacific islands
- Educational video made by the National Parks Service (U.S.)

Academic literature and research

American Samoa's Digital Library
- The National Park of American Samoa staff have compiled a bibliography (with pdf copies) of Environmental Literature of the Samoan Archipelago. An excellent resource.

via Google Scholar

Country websites

American Samoa's Digital Library
- The National Park of American Samoa staff have compiled a bibliography (with pdf copies) of Environmental Literature of the Samoan Archipelago. Excellent resource.

Coral Reef Advisory Group
The mission of the Coral Reef Advisory Group is To protect and conserve coral reefs for the benefit of the people of American Samoa, the United States, and the rest of the world.
Coral Reef Advisory Group member agencies work together by mutual consensus to manage coral reefs in American Samoa by planning achievable programs, identifying and collaborating with other partners, obtaining funding for projects, tracking project compliance, promoting public awareness, and developing local capacity for eventual self-sustainability.

American Samoa - Department of Marine and Wildlife

American Samoa - Environmental Protection Agency

American Samoa - Meterological Office

National Park of American Samoa website
Excellent resource site for both terrestrial and marine biodiversity of American Samoa.
see in particular 'The Natural History Guide to American Samoa' - comprehensive guide to the American samoa's geology, geography and biota.

see also:

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Regional Frameworks and Strategies Directory [SPREP]

SPREP Library and IRC collection [SLIC] - includes online full text access to a wide range of Pacific environment materials.

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Virtual Library - full text publications from SPREP, SOPAC, SPC and other CROP agencies, Pacific govt. environment depts. , regional institutions, and NGOs active in the area of environment conservation.

Pacific Environment Databases and Recommended Internet Resources

see also:

SPREP's International Instruments' webpage
"International instruments relevant to SPREP's work in the areas of Sustainable Economic Development, Ecosystems Management, Climate Change, and Waste Management."

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Compiled by Peter Murgatroyd. Last updated 3 November 2010.

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