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In July 2022, a Ni-Vanuatu team of scientists from Eco Lifelihood Development Association, Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation DEPC, Department of Forests-Vanuatu, The University of the South Pacific & Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP with communications support from Savvy Vanuatu went to west Malekula to conduct a Biological Rapid Assessment (BIORAP) on the plant and animal species found in the area.

In this video, Frazer Alo, Malampa Environment Extension Officer, and Thomas Doro, the Acting Herbarium Curator at the Department of Forestry, explain the process of surveying plants in the field and why this is important.

To improve understanding of the impact of communities on their natural ecosystems, land use surveys conducted in the three Key Biodiveristy Areas (KBA) of West Malekula: Wiawi, Bamboo Bay and Tisiri Lagoon.

Ornithologist Andrew Morris joined the Biological Rapid Assessment (BIORAP) team to Malekula to lead the bird study in Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in July 2022. Bird species were identified by listening to bird calls, audio recordings, visual sighting, and photographs taken with special bird cameras. In the KBAs, the key bird species found include the Vanuatu Kingfisher, Vanuatu Streak Fantail, and Vanuatu White Eye.

This interactive webinar, led by Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research reflects on why it is important to discover where weeds originated from, how this generic work is done, and implications of this work on a number of invasive weeds in the Pacific.

Learn how Pacific communities are protecting globally significant biodiversity areas from threats of invasive species through the GEF 6 Regional Invasive Project (RIP). Strengthening national and regional capacities to reduce the impact of Invasive Alien Species on globally significant biodiversity in the Pacific - GEF 6 RIP commenced in 2019.

For Biodiversity Day 2024, the Cook Islands celebrated Ngai Taporoporo o Takitumu / Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) as an Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure (OECM). This is the first OECM for the Cook Islands and for the Pacific. Congratulations, TCA on leading the way for the Pacific!

The STRETCH experiment involves the release of satellite tagged juvenile loggerhead turtles in the northeast central Pacific Ocean to study their movements relative to oceanographic parameters. This video shows the release of the first cohort of a 4 year project. See loggerheadstretch.org.

This presentation talks about the importance of this group of seabirds in the Pacific and discusses some of their threats and work already underway throughout the region to support their conservation. This presentation is to draw attention to this group of birds in the Pacific and support discussions around the value of listing them on CMS appendices