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A Community-Based Mangrove Planting Handbook for Papua New Guinea

Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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In Papua New Guinea (PNG), many coastal communities depend on mangroves for their livelihood.

Rodent management issues in South Pacific islands: a review with case studies from Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

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Aplin, Ken P

Brown, Peter R.

Hinds, A

Jacob J

Ritchie, Barbara J

Thomas, Sarah E

Rodents are a key pest to agricultural and rural island communities of the South Pacific, but there is limited information of their impact on the crops and livelihoods of small-scale farmers.

Papua New Guinea protected areas management effectiveness evaluation.

Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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Our protected area network across land and sea safeguards our precious and outstanding natural and cultural heritage. Together we manage these areas effectively for all the people of Papua New Guinea.

Protected area status for Papua New Guinea.

Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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Peterson, Nate

Results here represent work completed by staff at the PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA)

Review of natural resource and environment related legislation : Papua New Guinea

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Environment related legislation review

Rodent management issues in South Pacific islands: a review with case studies from Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu

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Aplin, Ken P.

Brown, Peter R.

Hinds, Lyn A.

Jacob, Jens

Rithcie, Barbara J.

Thomas, Sarah E.

Rodents are a key pest to agricultural and rural island communities of the South Pacific, but there is limited information of their impact on the crops and livelihoods of small-scale farmers. The rodent pest community is known, but the type and scales of damage to different crops on different islands are unknown. Knowledge about rodent pest management in other geographical regions may not be directly transferable to the Pacific region. Many studies on islands have largely focussed on the eradication of rodents from uninhabited islands for conservation benefits. These broadscale eradication efforts are unlikely to translate to inhabited islands because of complex social and agricultural issues. The livelihoods, culture and customs of poor small-scale farmers in the South Pacific have a large bearing on the current management of rodents. The aim of the present review was to describe the rodent problems, impacts and management of rodents on South Pacific islands, and identify gaps for further research. We compared and contrasted two case studies. The situation in Papua New Guinea is emergent as several introduced rodent species are actively invading new areas with wide-ranging implications for human livelihoods and conservation. In Vanuatu, we show how rodent damage on cocoa plantations can be reduced by good orchard hygiene through pruning and weeding, which also has benefits for the management of black pod disease. We conclude that (1) damage levels are unknown and unreported, (2) the impacts on human health are unknown, (3) the relationships between the pest species and their food sources, breeding and movements are not known, and (4) the situation in Papua New Guinea may represent an emergent crisis that warrants further investigation. In addition, there is a need for greater understanding of the invasive history of pest rodents, so as to integrate biological information with management strategies. Ecologically based rodent management can be achieved on Pacific Islands, but only after significant well funded large-scale projects are established and rodent ecologists are trained. We can learn from experiences from other locations such as Southeast Asia to guide the way.

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