Samoa’s rainforests are rich with life containing hundreds of species of plants and animals but are also highly threatened and degraded (photo by James Atherton)

The project supports an existing partnership since 2016 between the Samoa Conservation Society/Sosaiete Fa’asao o Samoa and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and the communities of Saaga, Saleilua and Poutasi to improve knowledge and promote local action to deal with climate change. More than 35,000 trees have been planted by the project in Samoa’s first National Park – O le Pupu Pue NP, on the South coast of Upolu. Seven new villages will join the project in 2026- Falealupo and Aopo on Savaii and Malololelei, Moamoa, Magiagi, Uafato and Lalomanu on Upolu.

The project is currently being funded by the Kiwa Initiative and directly contributes to the conservation of degraded lowland rainforest through the implementation of landscape restoration while providing income support and training to project villages.

We also help groups and individuals calculate their c-footprint using a globally recognised website called atmosfair. We can convert the carbon footprint to the number of trees that need to be planted to offset that footprint as explained in the graphic below:

We welcome corporate and individual partners who want to offset their carbon emissions and help restore degraded rainforest. Please contact us for more information.