Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone

Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone
Conservation area

View of Uafato village at Fagaloa Bay

Map of Samoa showing Va'a-o-Fonoti district.
Country  Samoa
Time zone -11

The Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone is located in the Va'a-o-Fonoti District of Samoa, on eastern Upolu Island.

Description

The site is a nexus of sorts between the natural and cultural worlds: the largest tropical rain forest on any Pacific island with unique flora and fauna accompanied by the traditional Samoan cultural practices of Fa'a Samoa and the matai system.[1]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on December 21, 2006 in the Mixed (Cultural + Natural) category.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fagaloa Bay - Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-24.

References

Fagaloa Bay - Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2009-03-03.