However, Samoa has set the target of expanding the area of mangrove forests by 5 percent by 2030 relative to 2018. This rests on the assumption that Samoa’s total mangrove area was 374 hectares (ha) in 2018.84 Increasing this area by 5 percent would require Samoa to plant 18.7 ha
However, Samoa has set the target of expanding the area of mangrove forests by 5 percent by 2030 relative to 2018. This rests on the assumption that Samoa’s total mangrove area was 374 hectares (ha) in 2018.84 Increasing this area by 5 percent would require Samoa to plant 18.7 ha of new mangroves, while preventing any loss of current mangrove forests.
“Expand the area of mangrove forests in Samoa by 5 percent by 2030 relative to 2018” (p. 12)
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