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African Tulip in Rarotonga and the use of biological control

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research

Benefits of biocontrol is cost, and they usually do the work for you in the long term. The African tulip was quickly colonizing forests in Rarotonga and would easily outnumber native plants, so bio-control was recommended to be used for the Tulip to be controlled. The gall mite was then introduced in 2016 and in 2021, the black flea beetle and now biocontrol methods are one of the leading ways to Climate Resilience in the Cook Islands

Feasibility assessment of the eradication of ship rats (R.rattus) and kiore (R.exulans) from Palmerston Atoll, Cook Islands

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Department of Conservation New Zealand

Oyston, E.

This report assesses the feasibility of eradicating rats from Palmerston Atoll – a small inhabited Atoll located in the Southern Cook Island group. The project was originally requested by the community so has social acceptance and political support. The project is being funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Managing Invasive Species for Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific project. The Department of Conservation are leading the operational planning and delivery of the project, in collaboration with multiple Cook Island partner agencies and the Palmerston Island community. The feasibility study reviews why the eradication is being done; whether it is achievable; sustainable and acceptable; and identifies what the key issues and dependencies are; and proposes the next steps if the project is to proceed.

R.rattus and R.exulans eradication Operational Plan Palmerston Atoll, 2023

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Department of Conservation New Zealand

Oyston, E.

This document covers the operational planning for the eradication of ship rats and kiore from Palmerston Atoll. Kiore are present on two motu (islands) on Palmerston Atoll – Home Island, and Cooks motu; while ship rats are present on Home Island only; thus, the scope of the eradication includes only these two islands for the hand broadcast application of toxic baits. Ensuring rats do not establish on other motus in the Atoll is also critical to the project’s success.

Operation report on the field delivery period: Palmerston Atoll rat eradication project, August - September 2023

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Department of Conservation

Oyston, E.

This document reports on the operational activities carried out over the field work delivery period of the Palmerston Atoll rat eradication. The purpose of doing this is to retain and build institutional knowledge and learnings for future operations; as well as report on the operational proceedings in the event they need to be referred to in the future.

Creature Feature | Why Gender & Social Inclusion is crucial for managing Invasive Species

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS)

PRISMSS Researcher William Young talks about the importance of understanding the human relationship with invasive species management, and how gender equality and social inclusion is crucial in achieving invasive species management in the Pacific.

Current Affairs | Cook Island removes rats from Palmerston Island to increase Island resilience

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS)

Director of Te Ipukaraea Society Alana Smith talks about the rat eradication program in Cook Islands, with support of NZMFAT's John Clemo, ensuring Gender Equality and Social Inclusion are at the forefront for all programs and projects implemented in Rarotonga, and the Pacific.

Country case study: the Cook Islands. A whole domain approach to marine protection.

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

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Stakeholder consultations were the most important aspect of achieving the marae moana legislation.

Review of natural resource and environment related legislation : Cook Islands

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Environment related legislation review

National Ballast Water Management Strategy 2016-2020 Cook Islands

Waste Management and Pollution Control, BRB

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Government of Cook Islands

The importance of coastal and marine environments to every aspect of the lives of Pacific Islanders cannot be overstated. Pacific Island Countries (PICs) maintain resource rights and management responsibilities for over 30million square kilometres of ocean, equivalent to the total land area of Canada, China and the USA. The total population of coastal pacific islanders is only 2.6 million. There are 11 square kilometres of ocean for each Pacific Islander. Jurisdictionally, the ocean is 200 times more significant to the average Pacific Islander than it is to the average global citizen.

GEFPAS integrated island biodiversity final project review meeting, 23-25 November, Vava'u and 25th Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga

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The GEFPAS Integrated Island Biodiversity Final Project Review Meeting was convened in Vavau, Tonga from the 21 st 24 th November and concluded on the 25 th November, 2015 in Nukualofa, Tonga and was attended by representatives from the Cook Islands, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu, SPREP and UNEP and it concluded with the following key outcomes

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