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

• List of protected areas of Samoa
• Samoan plant names, includes scientific and English names. Many used in traditional Samoan medicine.
• Geography of Samoa

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.

Va'a-o-Fonoti District Itūmālō Traditional center: Samamea Villages Uafato Faleapuna Lona Ta'elefaga Maasina Salimu Musumusu Notable landmarks Fagaloa Bay Conservation & Environment Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone Fagaloa Bay Samoan plant names List of birds of Samoa List of mammals of Samoa List of protected areas of Samoa Electoral constituency: Faipule District Va'a o Fonoti