The American Samoa Government, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, has been awarded a $10,330,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant will fund efforts to preserve the Naumati Lowland Rainforest in American Samoa over a performance period from January 3, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The project aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the use of conservation easements, fee simple purchases, sustainable forest management, wildfire mitigation, and habitat conservation activities. This grant award demonstrates the Department's ongoing role in managing and conserving American Samoa's natural resources in partnership with federal agencies.
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