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Clean Boats, Clean Ports - A Framework to Protect Pacific Island Countries and Territories from Invasive Species

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The clean boats, clean ports framework is a Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS) Protect our Islands (POI) initiative to enable countries to better secure international entry ports that are gateways to priority domestic destinations. This Battler Series publication supports the prevention of the spread of invasive species among islands within countries. The document outlines a flexible framework that recognises the diverse situations in Pacific island countries and territories and that capitalises on existing strengths, while highlighting achievable and aspirational targets. This publication is part of a collection of Battler guides on preventing the spread of invasive species in the Pacific region. For an introduction, read the Battler publications Protect our islands with biosecurity and Catch it early: invasive species early detection and rapid response. This guide is targeted for decision-makers prioritising improvements to prevent invasive species arriving, establishing, and spreading, to guide the implementation of targeted enhancements. The guide aligns with many aspects of the regional Guidelines and particularly C1. Biosecurity – Preventing the spread of invasive species across international or internal borders.

Guidelines and Standards for Composting and Compost Quality for Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Organic material is biodegradable matter such as kitchen scraps (food): garden cuttings, grass and branches and paper. Combined data from 13 waste audits in the Pacific found that approximately 40% of waste disposal to our landfills and dumps is organics.

Social Impact Assessment Guidelines for Thriving Regions and Communities

Environmental Monitoring and Governance

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These guidelines provide a practical approach to Social Impact Assessment (SIA). They are designed to help readers learn the basics about how to conduct an SIA, contribute to an SIA, use the results of an SIA, and judge if an SIA is fit for purpose. When writing the guidelines, we have assumed that readers may have little or no prior experience with SIA. The need for guidelines for SIA became apparent during our research with regional communities experiencing the social impacts of economic regeneration projects, including infrastructure, housing, irrigation, tourism and heritage conservation. During our work, we encountered many community leaders who were keen to learn how to assess the social impacts of the plans they design, how to take this information and use it to make decisions, and then, overtime, evaluate the outcomes for communities. When writing and testing the guidelines, we drew on our own professional expertise in SIA, and the experiences of potential guideline users including: community organisations, iwi members, central government agencies, local government economic development and planning professionals, infrastructure providers, sector groups, evaluation practitioners, consultancies, students, and academics. We also drew on the ideas of practitioners of SIA in conferences and training sessions1 , and other invaluable sources that are listed in the Annexes. SIA looks at the potential impacts of change proposal, focusing on who is affected, where and how, and what might be done to improve the results in the short, medium, and long-term. We expect that the guidelines will be useful for anyone proposing changes that affect people and communities, as well as those experiencing social impacts.

Pacific Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS): Implementation Guidelines

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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Create Sustainable Financing for Invasive Species Management

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Sustainable financing is about gaining access to funding in a way that can continue permanently for all the work that needs to be done and, typically, that does not rely on grants. Those involved in conservation or environmental management know how important funding is and how much effort is involved in getting the funding needed for projects and activities. The task of getting money is usually the role of the director or manager of an organisation. In the case of government departments, this responsibility typically lies with the finance manager.

Manage Marine Biosecurity in the Pacific

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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Invasive marine species are organisms that are introduced to parts of the world where they do not naturally occur and which have negative impacts on people, the environment, or resources. Negative impacts from invasive marine species include outcompeting native species and driving economic impacts, such as through the loss of commercial fisheries or aquaculture harvest. Not all non-native species are ‘invasive’. Non-native marine species can come from many taxonomic groups, such as fish, crabs, oysters, mussels, seaweeds, barnacles, or sponges.

Session 30: Pacific Battler Lounge Managing Pigs in the Pacific

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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The Pacific battle Lounge is a place for casual interviews with key experts and pacific practitioners on key invasive species issues ion the pacific. The Battler Lounge will be regular key collaboration initiative moving forward. This Lounge session will focus on the different methods of managing pigs in the Pacific, discuss how the needs for food resources can be balanced with taking care of the environment, and look deeper at the different values communities place on pigs.

Session 26: Launch of the Pacific Battler Lounge 2020 Pacific Battler of the Year Award

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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The Pacific Battler Lounge is a place for casual interviews with key experts and Pacific practitioners on key invasive species issues in the Pacific. The Battler lounge will be a regular key collaboration initiative moving forward. This inaugural Lounge session will focus on several PRISMSS regional programmes and announce the 2020 Pacific Battle of the year.

Use natural enemies to manage widespread weeds in the Pacific

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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We are a diverse bunch of people in the Pacific region, which spans about one third of the earth's surface and encompasses about half of the global sea surface. Natural enemies can be used to restore natural balance between weeds and the environment by introducing the enemies where they are needed.

Protect our islands with biosecurity

SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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Many invasive plants are successful by producing large numbers of seeds easily transported by wind, water and animals. However invasions are started almost exclusively through the actions of people.

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