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This session links the spread of invasive weeds and climate change. Increased CO2 has a fertilizer effect on plants and invasive weeds respond faster, more strongly as oppose to native species to both CO2 ad increasing temperature. Changes in rainfall may also benefit some weeds under certain circumstances. Invasive vines (lianas) and other disturbance species are likely to become more invasive due to more extreme weather such as cyclones.

Mr Oudart leads the development of biosecurity detector canine teams based at the Faa’a International Airport in charge of controlling international and inter-island arrivals via air, as well as a team based at the commercial port in charge of ships, inter-island schooners and private sailboats. The efforts aim to strengthen border control under the EDF-funded PROTEGE project to avoid introduction of species such as red fire ants, fruit flies, and other harmful invasive species such as Citrus tristeza virus, coconut rhinoceros beetle and bee varroosis.