From 2013 to 2019 we led biosecurity and invasive ant management capacity-building work primarily in Tokelau and Kiribati, including workshops and on-the-ground control. We developed toolkits for invasive ants and pests and diseases of coconut for the Pacific. 

From 2019 to 2024  we co-led the Protect our Islands programme, working on a GEF 6 funded regional invasive species project. As well as implementing several Protect our Islands sub-projects, we assisted Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Tonga and Niue develop National Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plans, and helped Pitcairn develop a Territorial Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan.

In 2024, we conducted several biosecurity baseline assessments for partners, including Palau, Samoa, Tonga and Wallis and Futuna, and a biosecurity review for American Samoa, in partnership with Island Conservation and New Zealand Biosecurity Services Limited.

This year, we are working with SPREP on EDRR plans for the Marshall Islands, Tonga and Niue, two sub-projects for the BirdLife INSPIRE project funded by the Kiwa initiative. We are also supporting Tuvalu with yellow crazy ant management, on behalf of FAO.

Our work would not be possible without the support of our funders, colleagues, and our in-country and regional and international agency partners.