Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | poor | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | O Le Pupu Pu'e | National Park (II) | 100 |
| 1978 | Togitogiga | Reserve (V) | <1 |
| 2016 | O Le Pupū Puē National Park | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (II) | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: O Le Pupu-Pu'e National Park (Samoa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/o-le-pupu-pue-national-park-iba-samoa on 23/12/2024.