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The PII News, December 2010 The PII News, December 2010. Inside this issue: Pages Pacific Invasives Initiative PII ACTIVTIES Invasive species management in 1‐2 This summary of invasive species management activities by people and agencies that the Pacific the Pacific: a review of national Invasives Initiative (PII) works with is collated and circulated by the PII Team. Contributions are plans and current activities welcomed. Thanks to all those who contributed to this one! Feedback is also welcomed – contact Skills sharing: a regional coopera‐ 2 either the PII Team [email protected] or the people directly involved in projects. Visit our website tion mission for the Ornithological http://www.issg.org/cii/PII or find us on Facebook for further information. Invasive species in the Pacific 2‐3 PII ACTIVITES French Territories workshop Island Eradication Advisory Group 3 Invasive species management in the Pacific: a review of national plans and current Meeting activities Fijian Crested Iguana Recovery 3 Project PII recently released a review of national inva‐ tice standards, baseline information gathering, sive species management plans and current monitoring, prioritization, and research on pri‐ PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES & activities from twelve Pacific island countries ority invasives were some common omissions TERRITORIES ACTIONS (PICs) were reviewed: Cook Islands, Fiji, Feder‐ from the strategic plans. ated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Fiji 4‐5 During the international “Helping Islands Adapt Islands, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sa‐ Workshop” in April, the Pacific was seen as a Kiribati 6 moa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. The global leader for other regions to follow; espe‐ review assessed the alignment of the invasive French Overseas Territories—New 6‐7 cially the networks and new partnerships being species components of National Biodiversity Caledonia established to combat invasive species. What Strategy Action Plans (NBSAPs) and National has been done to date provides a good founda‐ Palau Invasive Species Action Plans (NISAPs) with the 7‐8 tion, however there is still a lot to be done to “Guidelines for invasive species management in Pohnpei strengthen invasive species management ca‐ 8 the Pacific: a Pacific strategy for managing pacity and increase successful action on the Samoa pests, weeds and other invasive spe‐ 8‐9 ground. UK Overseas Territories— cies” (SPREP, 2009). 9 PII works with Pacific agencies to further de‐ Henderson Island Invasive species management is included as a velop their capacity for managing invasive spe‐ component in eleven NBSAPs, Marshall Islands cies and can assist countries by: REGIONAL ACTION being the only country not to include it. Five Alert! Mongoose on the loose 9 countries; Federated States of Micronesia (for 1. Providing technical support and advice Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap), Kiribati (for Kiribati for invasive species management Weed Risk Assessment 9 and Line Islands), Marshall Islands, Palau and Samoa, have also developed NISAPs to support 2. Providing practical training in invasive EXPERT OPINION their NBSAPs and to provide a framework for species management skills Declaring success of an eradica‐ 10 invasive species management activities. 3. Providing invasive species management tion project It is exciting to see the growing efforts within best practice tools Consider crabs 11 the Pacific Region to address the threats of 4. Developing and strengthening linkages invasive species to Pacific islands natural heri‐ and networks PACIFIC PRACTITIONER PROFILE 11‐12 tage and people’s livelihoods. However, post‐ treatment restoration measures, pre‐export control procedures, political support, best prac‐ The PII News, December 2010. Page 2 Invasive species management in the Pacific: Continued from page 1 Our team is dedicated to ensuring that the region benefits from the Pacific: a review of national plans and current activities” please expertise and experience being generated both within and outside email us at [email protected] or download it from our website Pacific Island Countries and Territories. We leverage significant http://www.issg.org/cii/information.html contributions from research institutions, government agencies and If you would like a copy of the “Guidelines for invasive species man‐ commercial companies in New Zealand and elsewhere as well as agement in the Pacific: a Pacific strategy for managing pests, weeds assistance from members of the Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP). and other invasive species” it can be downloaded from http:// If you would like a copy of “Invasive species management in the www.sprep.org/publication/pub_detail.asp?id=699 SKILLS SHARING : A regional cooperation mission for the Ornithological Society of Polynesia "Manu" (SOP Manu) In October 2010, the Ornithological Society of Polynesia meeting for Anne with another of SOP Manu’s New Zealand part‐ "Manu" (SOP Manu) obtained funding from Terres et Merrs Ultra ners, Forest and Bird. Marines, which aims to support regional cooperation initiatives As part of their regional collaboration, PII and Anne discussed train‐ within the French Overseas Territories. As part this, and to share ing requirements to help build SOP Manu’s capacity in invasive spe‐ resources between different structures and establish regional pro‐ cies management. As a result, PII has facilitated training for Laurent grams for bird conservation, Anne Gouni (Executive and Programs Yan, who is in charge of controlling rats and cats on the territories Director of SOP Manu) made a visit to New Zealand and Fiji. of Tahiti monarchs, with two PII partners, NZDOC and Auckland In Fiji, Anne met with SOP Manu partners, BirdLife International Fiji Council. Laurent will visit New Zealand in January 2011 as part of Programme (Birdlife Fiji) and forged new links with NatureFiji‐ PII’s Skill Sharing Programme. Additionally, another two team mem‐ MareqetiViti (NFMV). This discussion included a possible re‐ bers of SOP Manu will be attending PII’s “How to eradicate rodents assessment of current programs by SOP Manu with Mark O'Brien and cats on islands” Training Course in Fiji in April 2011. and Steve Cranwell (BirdLife Fiji). Anne also visited Colo‐Isuva, a nature reserve near Suva which is renowned as a a site rich in bird life. During her stay in Auckland, New Zealand, PII provided Anne the Ark in the Park (Waitakere opportunity to meet with project managers of NZ Department of Ranges, Auckland): en‐ Conservation (NZDOC) and Auckland Council conservation areas at Ark in the Park in Waitakere Ranges, Shakespear Regional Park, trance to a popular walk‐ Rangitoto/Motutapu Islands, and the Kokako Management Area in ing track. Footwear are the Hunua Ranges. These site visits were made for comparative sprayed with disinfectant observations and to understand the current limitations of biodiver‐ before entering to pre‐ sity conservation and management of protected areas in French vent disease transference Polynesia. to the native kauri During these meetings, many topics were discussed between SOP (Agathis australis) trees. Manu, PII and the project managers including the rat eradication Photo: Marleen Baling. plan for Vahanga atoll and islets of Gambier in 2011. PII (Souad Boudjelas and Bill Nagle), and NZDOC (Keith Broome) reaffirmed their support for these projects, and that they will lead on technical support. In Wellington, PII organised a meeting between Anne, Pam Cromarty, Shaun O'Connor and Hugh Robertson of DOC on SOP Manu’s conservation programme for the monarchs in Tahiti More photos on Anne Gouni’s visit in New Zealand at Facebook (Pomarea nigra) and Fatu Hiva (Pomarea whitneti). They discussed For more information on PII’s Skill Sharing Programme, please visit SOP Manu’s action plans in 2011‐2012 and integrated new ideas to PII’s website improve the effectiveness of the programmes. PII also facilitated a Workshop on Invasive Species in the Pacific French Territories, Poindimie, New Caledonia, 29 Nov—2 Dec 2010 Souad Boudjelas, PII Programme Manager participated in a work‐ In addition, to the Pacific French Territories of New Caledonia, shop titled ‘Invasive Species in the Pacific French Territories’ con‐ French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna, there were also represen‐ vened by the IUCN French Committee in partnership with the North tatives from other French Overseas Territories namely, Guadeloupe Province and the South Province of New Caledonia, and the terri‐ and Martinique (Caribbean), La Reunion and Mayotte (Indian tory of Wallis and Futuna. The workshop was held in Poindimie, Ocean) and Saint Pierre and Miquelon (North Atlantic Ocean). New Caledonia and brought together government agencies, re‐ Four partners from the Pacific Invasive Partnership (PIP) partici‐ gional organisations, NGOs, research institutes and the private sec‐ pated in the workshop namely, PII Pacific Invasives Initiative), ISSG tor. (Invasive Species Specialist Group), IUCN’s Regional Office for The PII News, December 2010. Page 3 Workshop. Continued from page 2 Oceania and SPC (Secretariat of the Pacific Community). The workshop was designed to address the needs of the Invasive Species Group of New Caledonia. The objective of the group was to identify priorities for action and develop recommendations for en‐ hancing awareness, prevention and management of invasive spe‐ Site visit to see the spread of Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea) cies in New Caledonia. from a planted forest in Province Nord, New Caledonia. Photo by: Souad Boudjelas. The four main themes of the workshop were
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