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Successes and failures of rat eradications on tropical islands: a comparative review of eight recent projects

Rat eradication is a highly effective tool for conserving biodiversity, but one that requires considerable planning eff ort, a high level of precision during implementation and carries no guarantee of success. Overall, rates of success are generally high but lower for tropical islands where most biodiversity is at risk. We completed a qualitative comparative review on four successful and four unsuccessful tropical rat eradication projects to better understand the factors influencing the success of tropical rat eradications and shed light on how the risk of future failures can be minimised.

Priority sites for conservation in the Cook Islands: key biodiversity areas and important bird areas.

The Key Biodiversity Areas and Important Bird Areas (KBA's
& IBA's) approach is a simple, effective means of
implementing the protected areas elements of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD). KBAs and IBAs are places of
international importance for the conservation of biological diversity through protected areas and other governance mechanisms.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 38 p

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To celebrate World Albatross Day, we collaborated with Science Alive Mātauranga, Taylormade Media and a host of others to connect New Zealanders to the story of the incredible Antipodean albatross and the dangers it faces at sea...These birds are New Zealanders. They breed on our Antipodes I

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At last month’s Advisory Committee meeting in Brazil the ACAP Secretariat tabled an Information Paper with the proposal to initiate a World Albatross Day.  The committee expressed considerable support for this initiative, as it aligned well with its desire of giving the Agreement greater vis