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An invasive ant distribution database to support biosecurity risk analysis in the Pacific

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

Burne, Allan R.

Cooling, Meghan

Gruber, Monica A.

Invasive species are one of the most serious threats to biodiversity. Up-to-date and accurate information on the distribution of invasive species is an important biosecurity risk analysis tool. Several databases are available to determine the distributions of invasive species and native species. However, keeping this information current is a real challenge. Ants are among the most widespread invasive species. Five species of ants are listed in the IUCN list of damaging invasive species, and many other species are also invasive in the Pacific. We sought to determine and update the distribution information for the 18 most problematic invasive ant species in the Pacific to assist in Small Island Developing States with risk analysis. We compared the information on six public databases, conducted a literature review, and contacted experts on invasive ants in the Pacific region to resolve conflicting information. While most public records were accurate we found some new records had not yet been incorporated into the public databases, and some information was inaccurate. The maintenance of public databases faces an enormous challenge in balancing completeness (~15 000 ant species in this case) with accuracy (the impossibility of constantly surveying) and utility.

Impact of Biological Invasions on Ecosystem Services

Hulme, Philip E. (ed.)

Vilá, Montserrat (ed.)

The book presents an analysis of the ecological, economic and social threats posed by the introduction and spread of non-native species. It provides a comprehensive description of impacts of non-native species from all five kingdoms of life across all ecosystems of the world. New insights into the impacts arising from biological invasions are generated through taking an ecosystem services perspective. This work highlights that management of biological invasions is needed not only to sustain biodiversity and the environment, but also to safeguard productive sectors such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries, as well as to preserve human health and well-being.

Pacific Marine Invasive Species

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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SPREP

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) through its Pacific sub-regional office are joining forces to provide support to Pacific delegates to the international UN Oceans Conference.

Kiribati National Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan 2015 - 2020

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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The revision and updating of Kiribati National Invasive Species Strategies and Action Plan KNISSAP 2015-2020 is genuinely the outcome of collaborative effort by ECD as an implementing agency through the technical guidance of SPREP and UNEP. We would sincerely like to thank GEF PAS for its ongoing and prompt financial support for Kiribati through the regional initiative and provision for reviewing and updating this strategic and action plan. MELAD is grateful to acknowledge Dr Ray Pierce of the EcoOceania Pty Ltd in Australia for facilitation, guidance and drafting of this document through consultative workshops with Invasive Alien Species Committee-IASC at Tarawa and Kiritimati. We sincerely grateful for other recent IAS feasibility studies and management of existing invasive species from other external institutions including CEPF, PII, Packard, NZAID, NZDOC, Darwin/RSPB, and Dr Gruber, that provide baseline information and flagged the importance of this document. We would express gratitude to MELAD and Linnix’s admin for the great administrative supports during course of this consultative process. In addition, we thank our line ministries and representative in providing intense legislative information for strenuous enforcement and management and particularly engage and exercise the workplan in different expertise and technical areas. Last but not least, we are tremendously grateful to all IASC during three-day workshops (details in Appendix 3) for their contributions which are helpful insight practical action plan matrix for the next 5 years. Without contributions and collaborative works, this document would not be an achievable one.

Invasive Alien Species Management Plan 2016-2020, Aleipata Islands, Samoa

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Serra, Gianluca

Tipamaa, Faleafaga Toni

The government in collaboration with the Aleipata District (eleven villages) and IUCN developed a management plan - the last update being for the period 2008-2010 (MNRE 2008) - with the aim to guide the protection and conservation of the marine environment of the Aleipata District.

Elevational distribution and photosynthetic characteristics of the invasive tree Spathodea campanulata on the island of Tahiti(South Pacific Ocean)

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Daehler, C C

Larrue, S

Meyer, J Y

Pouteau, R

Voldoire, O

Successful invasion is often due to a combination of species characteristics (or invasiveness) and habitat suitability (or invasibility). Our objective was to identify preferred habitats and suitable environmental conditions for the African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae), one of the most invasive alien trees on the tropical island of French Polynesia (South Pacific Ocean), in relation to its distribution and photosynthesis capacity. Spathodea abundance and leaf chlorophyll fluorescence

Soundbites June 2016

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The electronic newsletter of the Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) - reporting on invasives news from PILN teams and the Pacific region.

Tuvalu national biodiversity strategy and action plan: fifth national report to the convention on biological diversity.

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Alefaio, S

Falega, E

Penivao, F

Saitala, M

Teakau, F

Tekenene, M

Thaman, R

The isolated, small, low-lying resource-poor atolls of Tuvalu are clearly on the frontline against climate change, the escalating impacts natural disasters and declining food, health and energy security.

Biosecurity Act 2016 : Niue

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An act to state the law relating to the importing, exporting and internal control of animals, plants, and other things for the purposes of preventing and managing biosecurity risks to Niue.

niue

Regional assessment on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and biodiversity in Oceania.

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The Oceania region is very prone to natural disasters having experienced two Category 5 cyclones in as many years; Tropical Cyclone (TC)Pam struck Vanuatu on 13 March 2015 and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016.

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