Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone Explained

Official Name:Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone
Settlement Type:Conservation area
Pushpin Map:Samoa
Subdivision Name: Samoa
Timezone:UTC+13
Utc Offset:+13
Coordinates:-13.9269°N -171.5404°W

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. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5090/ Fagaloa Bay - Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

References

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