We provide a range of services to support invasive species management in the Pacific islands region.

Current projects

This year, we worked with SPREP on EDRR plans for the Marshall Islands, Tonga and Niue, with BirdLife International on sub-projects for the INSPIRE project funded by the Kiwa initiative (supporting regional and national policy and biosecurity in Palau), and national biodiversity policy for Samoa with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and SETIN consultants, and supporting Tuvalu with yellow crazy ant management, on behalf of FAO. We are developing Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and Management Plans for invasive species eradications on behalf of Island Conservation.

Past projects
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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, the latter in partnership with Island Conservation and New Zealand Biosecurity Services Limited.

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, led the development of regional inter-island biosecurity clean boats, clean ports and EDRR frameworks, and helped Pitcairn develop a Territorial Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan. In 2023 we helped the Palau government and Island Conservation develop the region's first national inter-island biosecurity framework and an EDRR framework.

From 2013 to 2019 we led biosecurity and invasive ant management capacity-building work primarily in Tokelau, Tuvalu and Kiribati, including workshops and on-the-ground control. We developed toolkits for invasive ants and pests and diseases of coconut for the Pacific islands' region.  we also assisted with ant survey work in French Polynesia.

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