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Wiawi is an important turtle-nesting site in Vanuatu known for hawksbill and green turtles. The significance of the area came to light after independence in the 1980s following forest conservation interests by the Forestry Department, which resulted in the setting up of the Wiawi Conservation Area. With the support of the Wan Smolbag (WSB) turtle monitoring programme in the 1990s, the community of Wiawi embarked on interventions towards strengthening sea turtle monitoring and conservation in Wiawi through the request from Chief Timothy and his brother Chief Konel Nihapi. These two community elders had worked very hard to establish the Wiawi Conservation Area and invested their time and energy to making Wiawi one of the leading community-based turtle conservation areas in the country.

Wiawi hemi wan impoten nesting saet blong totel long Vanuatu menly blong Hawksbill totel mo Green totel. Pipol oli kam save Impotens blong eria ia long saed blong totel afta long indipendens long ol yia 1990 tru long wok blong Dipatmen blong Forestry. Ol wok ia i lid i ko long setap blong Wiawi Konsevesen Eria. Afta long taem ia Wan Smol Bag (WSB) Totel Monitaring Prokram i stat mo trenem ol kominiti long fasin blong lukaotem totel. Kominiti blong Wiawi i statem wok wetem totel long taem ia blong setemap monitaring mo konsevesen blong totel tru long rikwes blong Jif Timothy mo brata blong hem Jif Konel Nihapi. Tufala olfala i wok had tumas blong sitemap Wiawi Konsevesen Eria mo investem taem mo eneji blong mekem se Wiawi hemi kam wan liding komiuniti-bes konsevesen eria blong totel long kaontri.

Bamboo Bay hemi wan impotent ples long Malekula we ol totel oli mekem nes long hem, speseli ol grin totel mo hoksbil totel. Long 1990s i kam, komuniti blong Bamboo Bay i bin stap monitarem mo lukaot ol totel, ol nes blong totel mo ol pikinini blong totel. Wan long ol olfala long vilej, Noel Kaibaba, hemi fes totel monita long Bamboo Bay we Wan Smolbag (WSB) totel program i trenem hem. WSB totel program i mekem bigfala wok blong leftemap mo sapotem wok we komuniti i stap mekem blong lukaotem totel, tru long fanding we ol projek blong SPREP i givim.

Updates on the PRISMSS Invasive Species Management work can be found on this Triannual Newsletter

This short animated video explains what biocontrol is and why it is needed in Hawaii to control invasive species. This video was produced by Hyperspective in partnership with the University of Hawaii CGAPS, State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council. Visit biocontrolhawaii.org for more information.

Restoring Island Resilience: Why is managing invasive species a key climate adaptation approach for the Pacific?

The clean boats, clean ports framework is a Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS) Protect our Islands (POI) initiative to enable countries to better secure international entry ports that are gateways to priority domestic destinations. This Battler Series publication supports the prevention of the spread of invasive species among islands within countries. The document outlines a flexible framework that recognises the diverse situations in Pacific island countries and territories and that capitalises on existing strengths, while highlighting achievable and aspirational targets. This publication is part of a collection of Battler guides on preventing the spread of invasive species in the Pacific region.