Invasive species baseline surveys and feasibility studies, Huvalu Forest, Niue

Abstract

This report was prepared as one of the outputs of the GEF PAS project “Prevention, eradication and control of invasive alien species in the Pacific islands” funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and executed by Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Niue (DAFF). It was designed to contribute to two activities in Niue’s programme within this project: 1. Develop and establish long term monitoring and GIS for areas with important native biodiversity that may be impacted by invasives. Huvalu Conservation Area, which is the subject of a project within the Regional Forestry and Protected Areas Management Project (FPAM), was identified as the key area for survey. 2. Conduct a pilot feasibility study for ten priority weed or vertebrate eradication targets.