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Pacific Islands Area
Habitat Planting for Pollinators Pacific Islands Area November 2014 The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation www.xerces.org Acknowledgements This document is the result of collaboration with state and federal agencies and educational institutions. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude for the technical assistance and time spent suggesting, advising, reviewing, and editing. In particular, we would like to thank the staff at the Hoolehua Plant Materials Center on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai, NRCS staff in Hawaii and American Samoa, and researchers and extension personnel at American Samoa Community College Land Grant (especially Mark Schmaedick). Authors Written by Jolie Goldenetz-Dollar (American Samoa Community College), Brianna Borders, Eric Lee- Mäder, and Mace Vaughan (The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation), and Gregory Koob, Kawika Duvauchelle, and Glenn Sakamoto (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service). Editing and layout Ashley Minnerath (The Xerces Society). Updated November 2014 by Sara Morris, Emily Krafft, and Anne Stine (The Xerces Society). Photographs We thank the photographers who generously allowed use of their images. Copyright of all photographs remains with the photographers. Cover main: Jolie Goldenetz-Dollar, American Samoa Community College. Cover bottom left: John Kaia, Lahaina Photography. Cover bottom right: Gregory Koob, Hawaii Natural Resources Conservation Service. Funding This technical note was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and produced jointly by the NRCS and The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Additional support was provided by the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (USDA). Please contact Tony Ingersoll ([email protected]) for more information about this publication. -
Natural History of Fiji's Endemic Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio Schmeltzi
32 TROP. LEPID. RES., 23(1): 32-38, 2013 CHANDRA ET AL.: Life history of Papilio schmeltzi NATURAL HISTORY OF FIJI’S ENDEMIC SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY, PAPILIO SCHMELTZI (HERRICH-SCHAEFFER) Visheshni Chandra1, Uma R. Khurma1 and Takashi A. Inoue2 1School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment, The University of the South Pacific, Private Bag, Suva, Fiji. Correspondance: [email protected]; 2Japanese National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ôwashi 1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan Abstract - The wild population of Papilio schmeltzi (Herrich-Schaeffer) in the Fiji Islands is very small. Successful rearing methods should be established prior to any attempts to increase numbers of the natural population. Therefore, we studied the biology of this species. Papilio schmeltzi was reared on Micromelum minutum. Three generations were reared during the period from mid April 2008 to end of November 2008, and hence we estimate that in nature P. schmeltzi may have up to eight generations in a single year. Key words: Papilio schmeltzi, Micromelum minutum, life cycle, larval host plant, developmental duration, morphological characters, captive breeding INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS Most of the Asia-Pacific swallowtail butterflies P. schmeltzi was reared in a screened enclosure from mid (Lepidopera: Papilionidae) belonging to the genus Papilio are April 2008 to end of November 2008. The enclosure was widely distributed in the tropics (e.g. Asia, Papua New Guinea, designed to provide conditions as close to its natural habitat as Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and possible and was located in an open area at the University of Samoa). -
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment Project TA No.: 9242-REG Status: Initial Draft (revised) Date: February 2020 Samoa: Alaoa Multi-purpose Dam Project Volume 1: EIA Report Prepared by Electric Power Corporation of Samoa This environmental impact assessment is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Alaoa Multi-Purpose Dam Project - Environmental Impact Assessment Revision No: 3.1 E307132 10-Feb-20 Document information Document title Alaoa Multi-Purpose Dam Project Initial Environmental Impact Assessment Client organisation Asian Development Bank Client contact Woo Lee ConsultDM number E307132 Project Manager Richard Herweynen Project number P513660 Revision history Revision 3.0 Revision description Initial draft EIA document issued to ADB Prepared by Entura Team: Andrew Taylor William Elvey Cedric Schuster Tim O’Meara Sam Sesega Other support: Pilgrim J. Stirnemann R. L. Reviewed by Andrew Taylor Approved by Richard Herweynen (name) (signature) (date) Woo Lee Asian Development Bank Distributed to Jean Williams Asian Development Bank (name) (organisation) (date) Revision 3.1: Including comments of ADB (23-Jan-20) -
PACIFIC INSECTS MONOGRAPH Ll
PACIFIC INSECTS MONOGRAPH ll Lepidoptera of American Samoa with particular reference to biology and ecology By John Adams Comstock Published by Entomology Department, Bernice P. Bishop Museum Honolulu, Hawaii, U. S. A. 1966 PACIFIC INSECTS MONOGRAPHS Published by Entomology Department, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, U. S. A. Editorial Committee: J. L. Gressitt, Editor (Honolulu), S. Asahina (Tokyo), R. G. Fennah (London), R. A. Harrison (Christchurch), T. C. Maa (Honolulu & Taipei), C. W. Sabrosky (Washington, D. C), R. L. Usinger (Berkeley), J. van der Vecht (Leiden), K. Yasumatsu (Fukuoka), E. C. Zimmerman (New Hampshire). Assistant Editors: P. D. Ashlock (Honolulu), Carol Higa (Honolulu), Naoko Kunimori (Fukuoka), Setsuko Nakata (Honolulu), Toshi Takata (Fukuoka). Business Manager: C. M. Yoshimoto (Honolulu). Business Assistant: Doris Anbe (Honolulu). Business Agent in Japan: K. Yasumatsu (Fukuoka). Entomological staff, Bishop Museum, 1966: Doris Anbe, Hatsuko Arakaki, P. D. Ashlock, S. Azuma, Madaline Boyes, Candida Cardenas, Ann Cutting, M. L. Goff, J. L. Gressitt (Chairman), J. Harrell, Carol Higa, Y. Hirashima, Shirley Hokama, E. Holzapfel, Dorothy Hoxie, Helen Hurd, June Ibara, Naoko Kuni mori, T. C. Maa, Grace Nakahashi, Setsuko Nakata (Adm. Asst.), Tulene Nonomura, Carol Okuma, Ka tharine Pigue, Linda Reineccius, T. Saigusa, I. Sakakibara, Judy Sakamoto, G. A. Samuelson, Sybil Seto, W. A. Steffan, Amy Suehiro, Grace Thompson, Clara Uchida, J. R. Vockeroth, Nixon Wilson, Mabel Ya- tsuoka, C. M. Yoshimoto, E. C. Zimmermann. Field associates: M. J. Fitzsimons, E. E. Gless, G. E. Lip- pert, V. Peckham, D. S. Rabor, J. Sedlacek, M. Sedlacek, P. Shanahan, R. Straatman, J. Strong, H. M. Tor- revillas, A. -
Fiji Terrestrial Report 2019
Fiji Terrestrial Report 2019 Edited by Dr. Jane Hardwick Contents Research Team and Forest Guides ............................................................................................. 2 General Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 Research Objectives ................................................................................................................... 4 Maps ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Habitat and Carbon Report ........................................................................................................ 6 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6 Methods .................................................................................................................................. 7 Results .................................................................................................................................... 7 Discussion and Future Recommendations ........................................................................... 10 Ornithological Report .............................................................................................................. 11 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... -
American Samoa CWCS I
American Samoa CWCS I DEPARTMENT OF MARINE & WILDLIFE RESOURCES American Samoa Government A Message From The Director There is much that we need to learn about wildlife in American Samoa. Yet, our knowledge of fruit bats, land birds, and wildlife habitats has advanced greatly with the help of the Wildlife Restoration program. These grants have supported scientific studies true to the priorities we identified for the Territory’s wildlife. Even today, native wildlife and their habitats remain a prominent feature of the American Samoan landscape. This compares favorably to many other developing countries, and has happened in spite of natural catastrophes and past unregulated exploitation. The recovery of the wildlife fauna from such impacts is evidence of the resiliency of the natural environment and a testament to the effectiveness of the conservation actions effected through the Wildlife Restoration program. We as Samoans are also proud of what this shows about the attitude and cooperation of our people. The broad support of the Samoan people has enabled these programs to succeed, and speaks of the Samoan spirit to cherish that which it has inherited from past generations. We can see, though, the demands that present and future growth in human population and development will place on our natural heritage. This is especially true on small islands such as ours. We face a great challenge to ensure that the native fauna and their habitats are not harmed by poor decisions on land and resource use. A plan to meet this challenge can be seen in the following conservation strategy. It has grown out of our past experiences, and from consultations with the public, other local and federal agencies, as well as legal and scientific experts. -
Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America
NNinety-Fifthinety-Fifth AnnualAnnual MeetingMeeting PPaciacifi c BBranchranch ooff thethe EEntomologicalntomological SSocietyociety ooff AAmericamerica Hilton Waikoloa Village Waikoloa, Hawaii March 27-30, 2011 ““InvasiveInvasive SSpeciespecies ooff thethe PPaciacifi c RRegion”egion” 1 Table of Contents Branch Offi cers and Committees ....................................................................4 PBESA 2010 Logistics and Basic Information .............................................5 Special Meetings and Events at PBESA 2011 ..............................................6 Presenter/Moderator Instructions ..................................................................7 Meeting-At-A-Glance Grid ................................................................................8 The Offi cers, Committee Chairs, and Members of PROGRAM The Pacifi c Branch of the Entomological Society of America wish to thank our Sunday, March 27 ....................................................................................9-10 sponsors, without whom our annual meeting would not be possible. Monday, March 28 SUSTAINING SPONSORS 2011-2012 Morning Business Meeting and Opening Session ...................10 Afternoon Symposia ....................................................................11-15 Gold ($1,000) Student Poster Competition .....................................................16-17 Dow AgroSciences • Dupont Crop Protection Student Paper Competition ......................................................17-19 Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. -
Early Childhood Development in Samoa Baseline Results from the Samoan Early Human Capability Index
Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN SAMOA BASELINE RESULTS FROM THE SAMOAN EARLY HUMAN CAPABILITY INDEX Sally Brinkman Alanna Sincovich Public Disclosure Authorized Binh Thanh Vu 2017 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN SAMOA BASELINE RESULTS FROM THE SAMOAN EARLY HUMAN CAPABILITY INDEX Sally Brinkman Alanna Sincovich Binh Thanh Vu 2017 Report No: AUS0000129 © 2017 The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attribution to this work is given. Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: “World Bank. 2017. Early Childhood Development in Samoa: Baseline results from the Samoan Early Human Capability Index. © World Bank.” All queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625; e-mail: [email protected]. -
Vaa O Fonoti As a Management Plan for the Implementation of the Community Integrated Management Strategy (CIMS)
Community Integrated Management Plan Va’a o Fonoti District - Upolu Implementation Guidelines 2018 COMMUNITY INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PLAN Foreword It is with great pleasure that I present the new Community Integrated Management (CIM) Plans, formerly known as Coastal Infrastructure Management (CIM) Plans. The revised CIM Plans recognizes the change in approach since the first set of fifteen CIM Plans were developed from 2002-2003 under the World Bank funded Infrastructure Asset Management Project (IAMP) , and from 2004-2007 for the remaining 26 districts, under the Samoa Infrastructure Asset Management (SIAM) Project. With a broader geographic scope well beyond the coastal environment, the revised CIM Plans now cover all areas from the ridge-to-reef, and includes the thematic areas of not only infrastructure, but also the environment and biological resources, as well as livelihood sources and governance. The CIM Strategy, from which the CIM Plans were derived from, was revised in August 2015 to reflect the new expanded approach and it emphasizes the whole of government approach for planning and implementation, taking into consideration an integrated ecosystem based adaptation approach and the ridge to reef concept. The timeframe for implementation and review has also expanded from five years to ten years as most of the solutions proposed in the CIM Plan may take several years to realize. The CIM Plans is envisaged as the blueprint for climate change interventions across all development sectors – reflecting the programmatic approach to climate resilience adaptation taken by the Government of Samoa. The proposed interventions outlined in the CIM Plans are also linked to the Strategy for the Development of Samoa 2016/17 – 2019/20 and the relevant ministry sector plans. -
Samoa 2013 State of the Environment Report
Samoa 2013 State of the Environment Report diversityy Fa’a-Samoa coral reef integrateateddenvironment management aa community conservationc island nation climateli t changeg livelihoodindicatorswater sustainable forests developmentculture Samoa’s State of the Environment (SOE) Report 2013 Government of Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Government of Samoa SAMOA'S STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SOE) REPORT 2013 Government of Samoa Page 1 Samoa’s State of the Environment (SOE) Report 2013 MNRE Resource Information Centre Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment ( MNRE ) Review and drafting Samoa's State of the Environment by Tuaifaiva Samuelu Sesega Pacific Social & Environment Safeguards Consult ( PSES ) final editing - Tuiolo Schuster ( MNRE ) 147 p. 28.5 cm ISBN: 978-982-539-001-5 Cover Photos: Front page layout from the 'Samoa 2012 Environmental Outlook: Developing a vision for the next 50 years'. Samoa State of the Environment Report Card with photos from: MNRE, SPREP ( Paul Anderson, Stuart Chape, Jill Key ), Ms Tracey Saxby ( University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Rebecca Stirnemann 1. Community consultation at Uafato Village 2. Fine mat weaving at Salua village, Manono 3. Samoa fale at Tiavea-tai village 4. Upland Upolu 5. Native bird - Vasavasa ( Samoan Whistler ) 6. Coastal settlement, Savaii Copy right MNRE 2013 All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or non- commercial purposes are authorised without any prior written -
Vaa O Fonoti Sa Faitauina I Le Tusigāigoa 2016
NUMERA O LE PUSAMELI-1151 NUMERA O LE TELEFONI Fogafale 1 & 2 FMFM II, (685) 62000/21373 Matagialalua NUMERA O LE FAX (685) 24675 MAOTA O LE MALO [email protected] APIA Upega tafa’ilagi- www.sbs.gov.ws SAMOA O le fa’afanua o le Itumalo o Va’a o Fonoti i totonu o Upolu FA’AMAUMAUGA MA FA’AMATALAGA O LE ITUMALO O VA’A O FONOTI 17 Tesema, 2018 Fa’amaumauga ma Fa’amatalaga o le Itumalo o Va’a o Fonoti 1 OFISA O FUAINUMERA FA’AMAUINA, TUSIGAIGOA O TAGATA MA FALE 2016 Fa’amaumauga ma Fa’amatalaga o le Itumalo o Va’a o Fonoti 2 FA’ATOMUAGA O le lipoti muamua lenei ua tuufaatasia ai nisi o fa’amatalaga ma fa’amaumauga ua filifilia mo Itumalo e 47 i totonu o Samoa. O nei fa’amaumauga na mafai ona aoina mai le Tusigāigoa o Tagata ma Fale 2016. O fa’amatalaga olo’o i totonu o lenei lipoti e aofia ai le Vaega 1: Fa’amaumauga i le Faitau Aofa’i o tagata e pei ona ta’ua i lalo Faitau aofai o tagata mai tusigāigoa e fa talu ai, Fa’amaumauga o ali’i ma tama’ita’i, Tausaga o tagata, Tulaga tau a’oa’oga, Galuega fa’atino ma Tulaga tau Tapuā’iga. Vaega 2: Fa’amaumauga o Auāiga ma auaunaga na ausia e pei ona ta’ua atu i lalo Aofaiga o Auāiga, Auaunaga o moli eletise, Auaunaga o suāvai, Fa’avelaina o meaai taumafa, Auāiga ua maua pusa aisa Feso’otā’iga i telefoni, leitiō ma televise Auāiga ua maua taavale afi Auaunaga o lapisi lafoa’i Ituāiga faleui Vaega 3: Siata mo fa’amaumauga o afio’aga taitasi i totonu o Itumalo Fa’amoemoe o le a aoga lenei lipoti mo le atina’e o itumalo ma afio’aga uma o le atunu’u. -
Tables Population and Percentage by Regions, Faipule Districts And
Tables Population and Percentage by Regions, Faipule Districts and Gender, 2001 Population and Percentage by Regions, Faipule Districts, Village and Gender, 2001 Population by Regions, Single Age and Gender Population by Five-Year Age-Groups and Gender Population by 5-Year Age Group, Marital Status and Gender District Population by two major age-groups and gender, 2001 Household Size by Regions, Districts and Villages, 2001 (excluding institutions) Relationship to head of household by Regions, Villages, 2001 (excluding institutions) Head of Household 15+ by 10 Year Age-Group, Gender and Economic Activity, 2001 Population with disability by 5 Year Age Group and Gender, 2001 Table 1. Population and Percentage by Regions, Faipule Districts and Gender, 2001 Region/ Percent(%) of district District Male Female Total to Region SAMOA 92,050 84,660 176,710 AUA 19,837 18,999 38,836 100 Vaimauga West 13,542 12,952 26,494 68 Faleata East 6,295 6,047 12,342 32 NWU 27,443 25,133 52,576 100 Vaimauga East 3,619 3,371 6,990 13 Faleata West 7,786 7,122 14,908 28 Sagaga La Falefa 4,988 4,475 9,463 18 Sagaga Le Usoga 2,569 2,352 4,921 9 Aana Alofi I 2,715 2,556 5,271 10 Aana Alofi II 1,562 1,472 3,034 6 Aana Alofi III 2,712 2,449 5,161 10 Gagaemauga I 1,492 1,336 2,828 5 ROU 22,384 20,090 42,474 100 Safata 3,127 2,786 5,913 14 Siumu 1,130 1,030 2,160 5 Falelatai & Samatau 1,550 1,438 2,988 7 Lefaga & Faleseela 1,956 1,757 3,713 9 Aiga I Le Tai 2,326 2,182 4,508 11 Falealili 2,381 2,147 4,528 11 Lotofaga 977 920 1,897 4 Lepa 750 659 1,409 3 Aleipata Itupa