Both Savai’i Island and Upolu Island of Samoa are home to numerous potential geosites that could form the basis of geopark projects at a range of scales from local, regional, or global. During the Samoa Geoparks Project Phase 1, intensive research identified Samoa’s geoheritage values, resulting in the selection of the island of Savai’i as a location for development of geosite inventories, using a first-order approach to create a scientific basis for future geoheritage, geoconservation, and geotourism ventures. The rationale behind this decision was based on the size of the island; the geodiverse and largely untouched landscapes with high geodiversity values; and superbly exposed young volcanic features that are relatively accessible. Most of these volcanic features derived from Holocene and even historical volcanic activity. Within the potential areas of geosites, volcanic features currently utilized as tourist attractions (mataaga in Samoan) are mostly associated with living cultural activities in terms of traditional stories, myth, and place names. These geoheritage components are a very significant part of the Samoa Geoparks Project in general. Workshop and training for further development of the Samoa Geoparks Project are recommended in this study to co-design and co-develop the geopark concept with local communities working in collaboration with geoscience experts. The role of external geoscientists has been redefined as facilitators of participatory methods using iterative, step-by-step processes, where each facet of the geopark is co-produced through truly inclusive methods and frameworks.

萨摩亚的萨瓦伊岛和乌波卢岛都拥有众多潜在地质遗址，这些地质遗址可以构成当地、区域或全球范围内一系列地质公园项目的基础。在萨摩亚地质公园项目第一阶段，深入研究确定了萨摩亚的地质遗产价值，从而选择萨瓦伊岛作为地质遗址清单的开发地点，使用一阶方法为未来的地质遗产创造科学基础，地质保护和地质旅游事业。这一决定背后的理由是基于岛屿的大小；具有高地理多样性价值的地理多样性和大部分未受破坏的景观；以及相对容易接近的极好的暴露的年轻火山特征。这些火山特征大部分源自全新世甚至历史上的火山活动。萨摩亚语中的mataaga）大多与传统故事、神话和地名方面的生活文化活动有关。总的来说，这些地质遗产组成部分是萨摩亚地质公园项目的一个非常重要的部分。本研究建议为萨摩亚地质公园项目的进一步开发举办研讨会和培训，以与当地社区与地球科学专家合作共同设计和共同开发地质公园概念。外部地球科学家的角色已被重新定义为使用迭代、逐步过程的参与式方法的推动者，其中地质公园的每个方面都是通过真正包容的方法和框架共同产生的。