Review of information on invasive species and results of IAS Survey. O le Pupu Pu'e National Park Restoration Project 2016-2020

Abstract

This report was prepared for the Samoan Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) by consultant James Atherton with the assistance of Forestry Division Staff in particular Vailega Timoteo Molesi and Peteli Pese The O Le Pupú Pu'e National Park (OLPP) is located approximately 15km south of Apia on the border of the districts of Falealili and Siumu (see figure 1). It was the first national park to be established in the South Pacific and in Samoa. The original area of the O Le Pupú Pu'e National Park was about 4,234 hectares (10,457 acres), but with the inclusion of the Togitogiga Forestry Plantation on the western edge of the park in 2008, as well as the recreational area at the Eastern edge, the Park increased to 5,019 hectares (12,396 acres) (MNRE, 2010).