The village council of Tiavea-tai is proposing to conserve part of its rainforest, known as one of the remaining intact forest on Upolu Island. The forest still possess a lot of indigenous tree species, and due to poor access road to the area, the forest has been saved from clearance for logging. There is a new hotel venture expected to be developed in the near future along the Tiavea-tai peninsula, and the village council of chiefs decided that part of its existing rainforest should be conserved or set-up as a conservation site, to protect existing tree species. Also, the conservation site should have boundaries for the community to set-up farming activities, such as agricultural production. The community depends on agriculture and its marine resources.

The hope is that this project will help the community learn new ways and methods of sustainably managing their own natural resources.
Objective: To develop a major proposal for the implementation of a replanting and conservation of Forest and native trees, and the protection of coastline areas from coastal erosion.
*****PROJECT UPDATE: The community submitted a report after endless follow-up letters. They have also expressed interest on developing a full-project proposal. Project Complete Preliminary Assessment*****