Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk
Here you will find listings and descriptions of plant species that threaten ecosytems of the Pacific islands. Also listed are many other invasive and potentially invasive plant species present in and around the Pacific region.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides links to resources in the Pacific Islands with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species.
Pacific Invasives Learning Network empowers effective invasive species management through a participant-driven network that meets priority needs, rapidly shares skills and resources, provides links to technical expertise, increases information exchange, and accelerates on-the-ground action. PILN serves teams of Pacific Island a
Pacific Invasives Partnership is the umbrella regional coordinating body for agencies working on invasive species (pests, weeds and diseases introduced from other places) in more than one country of the Pacific.
Tye, A. (compiler). 2009. Guidelines for invasive species management in the Pacific: a Pacific strategy for managing pests, weeds and other invasive species. SPREP, Apia, Samoa.
Perry, J and C. Falzon. 2014. Climate Change Adaptation for Natural World Heritage Sites: a Practical Guide. World Heritage Papers 37.
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U.S. Department of the Interior. 2009. Adaptive Management: The U.S. Department of the Interior Technical Guide.
Govan, H., A. Schwarz, and D Boso 2011. Towards Integrated Island Management: Lessons from Lau, Malaita, for the implementation of a national approach to resource management in Solomon Islands. WorldFish report to SPREP.
The Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC), headquartered in Honolulu, but working across the Pacific, integrates local climate models with models of climate-change responses by species, habitats, and ecosystems. The PICCC was established in 2010 to assist those who manage native species, island ecosystems, and key cultural resources in adapting their management to climate change for the continuing benefit of the people of the Pacific Islands.
How does one incorporate climate change into a protected area management plan? Incorporating climate change components into protected area planning is a relatively new field and for some practitioners has not been considered in management planning or implementation.