American Samoa watershed protection plan
Pedersen Planning Consultants. 2000. American Samoa watershed protection plan. Volume 3: Watersheds 36-41. Saratoga, WY
The primary purpose of the Watershed Protection Plan is to help focus future resource management efforts of the American Samoa Government. It is important that future resource management programs in the Territory are closely coordinated to avoid potential overlaps and conflicts in program objectives, and encourage a more cooperative, interagency approach to resource management. The Watershed Protection Plan is intended to provide a starting point for future cooperative efforts among these agencies. A wealth of environmental data has been compiled by the American Samoa Government for, at least, the past 30 years. The Watershed Protection Plan brings together a significant amount of selected resource information for 41 watershed planning areas on the Islands of Tutuila, Aunuu, Ofu, Olosega and Tau. The inventory of historical and recent watershed characteristics and related environmental indicators provide the basis for conclusions regarding various resource management issues in each watershed, as well as recommended strategies for future resource management.