Critically EndangeredTooth-billed Pigeon
Didunculus strigirostris
Run by the traditional council of elders of the village of Tafua under the Samoan fa'amatai system of governance, one of the oldest in the Pacific
Area
20 km²
Designated in
1988
Region
Polynesia (Savai'i)
Established in 1988 through an agreement between the Samoan government and the traditional council of elders (fono) of the village of Tafua, the reserve is run under the Samoan customary system of governance known as fa'amatai, one of the oldest and best preserved systems of traditional authority in the whole of Polynesia, which has regulated communal land tenure in Samoa since before European contact and still determines access to and use of the reserve's natural resources today.
2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Threatened:,
Ecosystems found in Samoa, where Tafua Forest Reserve lies.
Where can I dive near here?
30 km away
180 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Samoa
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Climate
Tropical
Samoa