Pacific Regional Environment Programme Major Natural Resources Fishing is a major industry, as is often the case on island nations.
Timber is also a widely used resource.
Major Environmental and Conservation Issues Western Samoa's natural resources have been explioted to such a degree that many experts wonder whether the environment will be able to recover from the strain industry has put on it. Deforestation is a problem, especially with the relatively small amount of forest the nation has. The coral reefs of Western Samoa are being menaced not only by coral harvesting but also by the crown of thorns starfish, the combination of which threatens to destroy large quantities of coral and all that lives in that ecosystem. Statistics Information Sources Land area 2860 sq. Ecotours range from day tours to tours by helicopter.