This document is a management plan for the conservation of the natural resources and biodiversity of the Malololelei Conservation Area (CA) for the period 2024-2033 (10 years). The Malololelei CA is located near the centre of Upolu and covers an area of approximately 640 hectares (1580 acres) and ranges in elevation from 120m to 620m asl. The CA protects the upper Gasegase catchment, one of Apia's three main catchments within the Apia Catchments Key Biodiversity Area (KBA). A particular focus of the conservation of the Malololelei CA will be to certify the project as a carbon project and Samoa's first
payment for ecosystem services (PES) project.
This management plan describes the vision, targets, threats, objectives and proposed strategies and rules for the conservation and maintenance of the forests and biodiversity of the Malololelei CA. Conservation involves the maintenance of the ecological components of soil, water and fauna and flora, the ecological including water flow, carbon cycles, connectivity between land and sea, including species movements as well as the ecosystem services including all the human benefits provided by the CA. Detailed workplans and costed implementation plans will need to be prepared at a later date for implementation of project strategies.
