BirdLife’s ambitious island restoration work addresses this outsized impact on extinctions integrating the species, sites, and social pillars of its new strategy. The work improves livelihoods, food security, health, and well-being. birdlife.org/projects/rapa-…

EICAT, classification of invasive taxa at IUCN. Wow

Lidar Imagery for Vanuatu and Tonga spc.int/updates/blog/2…

Reinvigorated by Nature: A Journey to Late Island, Tonga islandconservation.org/reinvigorated-…

'Oku fiefia 'a e TOML ke fakahoko 'a e Kole Tokoni Langa Fakalakalaka hono 2 ki he 2023 ma'ae kominiuniti 'i ha ngaahi 'elia kehekehe. Ko e tohi kole kotoa pe ke ‘imeili mai kia [email protected] pe ko hono fakahu ki homau ‘ofisi kimu’a he ‘aho 25 Sepitema.

HM King Tupou VI addresses guests at COP28 side event at the Agriculture and Food Pavilion addressing food and climate change crises. HM highlights why climate change impacts and disasters severely undermine the Tongan people and development.

Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the biggest causes of biodiversity loss and species extinctions, and #ClimateChange compounds the problem. We need solutions that consider the links between the two issues. Our Issues Brief explains bit.ly/43sOFO5

💜Celebrating #IWD2024 with SPREP. 🇹🇴Tongan Scholar Challenges Gender Norms to Pursue Doctorate in Invasive Species Management More at 🔗tinyurl.com/5ytr896k #ResilientPacific #WomeninEnvironment

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say aje.io/c6or0x via Al Jazeera English

𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 Responding to the call from our Pacific Islands, the PCCR reconvenes today. sprep.org/news/pacific-i… #ResilientPacific #OnePacificVoice #pacificclimatechangeroundtable

Turning the tide – what it takes to take out rats rnz.co.nz/programmes/voi…

🦈 The Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric has now been expanded for use in marine areas. Discover how the IUCN metric will help quantify progress towards global ocean #biodiversity targets. ➡️ bit.ly/3OLgUSk

Prime Minster of the 🇹🇴Kingdom of #Tonga, Honourable Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni visits SPREP. Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/2p9j5b3t #ResilientPacific #PacificEnvironment

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly being used to detect the presence of species and assess #biodiversity, but what is it, and how can we ensure it accurately informs #conservation and wildlife management? Our new Issues Brief explains ➡️ bit.ly/4bmCtlc #eDNA

Promising results after the removal of rats from Late island. No rats, more birds 🐦

The Society for Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co… Carrol Chan chaaay 🙌🏽

Read up on Molly's PhD project looking at stingrays! Check out her most recent publication here. csrg.site/post/stingrays…

Following eradication efforts in 2023, a monitoring mission has confirmed the 3 islets of Ua Pou, in #FrenchPolynesia, are now rat-free, providing a safe haven for native & endangered seabirds, restoring balance to the Marquesan coastal ecosystem. More at🔗tinyurl.com/2uvukect

Nukufetau Atoll #Tuvalu 🇹🇻 bolsters #Pacific Conservation and enhances community resilience by removing invasive rats. Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/5x4s47v2 #ResilientPacific #PRISMSS

Mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes are amazing ecosystems but we must do more to protect them! Our International Policy Framework for #BlueCarbon Ecosystems helps fit the policy puzzle together to scale up coastal protection: bit.ly/3Lf69G9 Conservation Intl