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Pitcairn Island Desktop study on invasive alien species

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This desktop study is focused on presenting known and available baseline data on alien and invasive species and key biodiversity of Pitcairn which will inform stakeholders during the development of the Territorial Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan (TISSAP).

‘Aere Ra’ To Rats On Cook Island Atoll
‘Aere Ra’ To Rats On Cook Island Atoll
April 6, 2023

Rats on the Cook Islands Palmerston Atoll could be gone for good by years end, making a massive difference to the islands community and biodiversity. At the request of the community, a full-scale rat eradication will take place mid-2023.

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Yellow crazy ants, such as these attacking a gecko, are among thousands of invasive species causing ecological and economic havoc. Dinakarr, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Attack of the alien invaders: pest plants and animals leave a frightening $1.7 trillion bill
April 22, 2021

They’re one of the most damaging environmental forces on Earth. They’ve colonised pretty much every place humans have set foot on the planet. Yet you might not even know they exist. We’re talking about alien species.

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A single ‘point source’ Acacia longifolia after clearing. Photo: Nicola van Wilgen
Changing data resolution provides new insights for alien species management
October 23, 2020

In a new study, researchers from SANParks and their collaborators from the Centre for Invasion Biology put a theoretical commonness framework to the test to demonstrate how changing the resolution of data used in alien species management can revolutionize how we manage them...Managing alien plant

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A damaged endemic naio tree after being attacked by an invasive pest called Myoporum thrips. credit - University of Hawaii
Alien species threatens dramatic biodiversity loss by 2050
July 24, 2020

An increase of 20 to 30 percent of invasive alien species will lead to dramatic future biodiversity loss worldwide by 2050.

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Miconia calvescens, one the world worst invasive species. source - Wikipedia
Could invasive alien species cause another coronavirus?
July 9, 2020

Invasive alien species are increasing the threat of emerging infectious diseases, a new study from a global research team has warned. Alien species – animals, plants and microbes – are those introduced by people in regions where they do not naturally occur, either intentionally or by accident.

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The Guam Kingfisher, Todiramphus Cinnamominus, which the Chamorro people call sihek. Photograph: RGB Ventures/Alamy
Tales of love and loss: people from Oceania share their 'extinction stories'
May 1, 2020

The first time poet Craig Santos Perez encountered a bird native to his homeland of Guam it was in a cage at San Diego zoo. Growing up on Guam in the 1980s and 90s, Perez, a native Chamorro, had learned about the island’s lost birds at school.

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Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks

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This book is of worldwide benefit to people, for assessment and management of biological invasion risks

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