Ocean waste accounting pilot for Samoa

This ocean waste accounting pilot project will be completed by December 2020. It is a partnership between the:

The pilot will look at pollution caused by land-based tourism. It will help inform waste management decisions.

This pilot aims to:

  • improve how we use ocean accounts for national ocean policy and governance
  • trial draft Technical Guidance for oceans accounts.

We also hope to use the pilot outcomes to inform Australia’s Pacific Ocean Litter Project: this project aims to reduce leakage of single-use plastics into our oceans. 

The information gathered from the pilot will be based on tourist activity prior to COVID-19.

For information about the project contact us at environmentaleconomicaccounts@awe.gov.au.

Previous pilots

The pilot will build on 2 previous Samoan pilot accounts. These explored:

  • the sustainable development of the tourism industry, including the economic contribution of tourism and resource use by tourists (water and electricity initially)
  • solid waste generation in Upolu.
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Marine environment
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Ocean accounts
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