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The importance of natural resources to the economy of the Pacific island region cannot be overstated. Island communities have unsurprisingly relied heavily on ocean resources for sustenance and economic activities, such as fishing and transport. Land-based resources are also vital at subsistence level, and are providing increasing development opportunities, for example through forestry and mineral mining.

The freshwater ecosystems. Wallis and Futuna islands belong to the Polynesian biome. Their nearest neighbours are the Samoa Islands.

One of the most severe threats to Protected Areas around the globe is invasive alien species. IAS are non-indigenous species that may spread quickly and aggressively when introduced by humans to areas beyond their normal ranges and can decrease native biodiversity and cause dramatic environmental changes. In fact, IAS are widely recognised as posing threats to biological diversity second only to direct habitat loss and fragmentation, and have been implicated in the decline of endangered species worldwide.

Rat control guidelines

This guide is to provide a methodology and action plan to rapidly detect newly introducted non-native potentially invasive plant species so that they can be eradicated before they have a chance to establish themselves.

COP for Invasive Alien Species

Rodenticides are essential throughout the European Union (EU) for the protection of human and animal health and well-being, for the protection of food stocks from consumption and soiling by rodents, for the prevention of damage to installations, structures and possessions and for the removal of alien invasive species for the protection of vulnerable wildlife populations.

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