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In our region, two levels of operation are pertinent to the purposes of this paper. The first is that of national governments and regional and international diplomacy, in which the present and future of Pacific island states and territories are planned and decided on. Discussions here are the preserve of politicians, bureaucrats, statutory body officials, diplomats and the military, and representatives of the financial and business communities, often in conjunction with donor and international lending organizations, and advised by academic and consultancy experts.

Director of the Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund, Dr German (Jerry) Velasquez statement of support for PRISMSS work to manage invasive species in the Pacific region

An insight into the importance of managing invasive species in Tonga, and how it contributes to climate resilience and the health of their biodiversities.

Tofiga speaks about how invasive plants and animals damage our natural ecosystems. But the removal of them help us in our fight for Climate Resilience.

A travers le projet PROTEGE, le territoire de Wallis & Futuna a souhaité renforcer sa gestion des espèces exotiques envahissantes (EEE) et plus particulièrement la biosécurité aux frontières. La biosécurité des territoires est en effet un élément essentiel pour garantir la protection et le maintien des modes de vie des populations insulaires du Pacifique en prevenant l’entrée et l’établissement des agents biologiques susceptibles d’avoir des effets néfastes sur les différents secteurs de l’économie et de la santé, ainsi que sur l’environnement. En complément d'une revue de la règlementation qui a permis plusieurs avancées en termes de biosécurité, Wallis et Futuna a souhaiter mettre élaborer des procédures opérationnelles et des moyens qui permettent sa mise en œuvre pleine et effective. Le plan opérationnel de détection précoce et réponse rapide (EDRR (en anglais)) répond à cet objectif. Il vise à renforcer la coordination entre les différents acteurs impliqués dans la biosécurité du territoire, de garantir le soutien des autorités, notamment les autorités coutumières, ainsi que la vigilance et l’observation par tous pour détecter toute nouvelle apparition ou extension d’EEE.

Benefits of biocontrol is cost, and they usually do the work for you in the long term. The African tulip was quickly colonizing forests in Rarotonga and would easily outnumber native plants, so bio-control was recommended to be used for the Tulip to be controlled. The gall mite was then introduced in 2016 and in 2021, the black flea beetle and now biocontrol methods are one of the leading ways to Climate Resilience in the Cook Islands

Reaffirming that climate change and disasters, including nuclear contamination, have a disproportionate impact on women and girls in all their diversity, particularly women and girls with disabilities and women and girls living in rural, remote and maritime areas and that we will not meet the 1.5 degrees celsius goal, or any other goal, without their full contribution; para 5, Revitalised Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration (PLGED) 2023

Tagging of sea turtles

Field support and training was provided to Government of Kiribati staff at Kiritimati (Christmas Island) during 1-15 November 2023 as part of a Biopama project facilitated by BirdLife/SPREP. This project focused on rat eradication for biodiversity recovery, and associated outcome monitoring and capacity building. Specific objectives (and outcomes) included eradicating Kimoa (Rattus exulans) which had reinvaded Big Nimroona and SW Nimroona motu in 2017 (both motu were baited 6 days apart); confirming the status of invasives and birds on other key motu (checks of other significant motu indicated that Kimoa remain absent and rat-sensitive birds are thriving as a result); monitoring of endangered seabirds revealed that the Kiritimati population of Te Ruru continues to increase, while a large number of smaller motu provide secure nesting for Te Bwebwe ni Marawa; determining island and motu biosecurity needs (detailed biosecurity needs lists were completed and motu surveillance protocols adapted); and some additional training was completed for all.

This guide is intended for communities, groups, or small-scale fruit and vegetable growers in the Pacific who seek to compost small quantities of organic materials (approximately 1-2 wheelbarrows per week) in a shared small-scale composting facility using simple tools and volunteer labour.