Brodie, Gilianne D. and Barker, G.M. and Haynes, Alison and Singh, Richard and Stevens, Froseann and Fiu, M. and Bogitini, Lia J.K.D. and Mateiwai, Matereti and Naivalurua, Jale (2013) Documentation of Fiji's endemic and introduced land snail fauna. [Professional and Technical Reports]
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This document is part of a technical report series on conservation projects funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and the Conservation International Pacific Islands Program (CI-Pacific). The main purpose of this series is to disseminate project findings and successes to a broader audience of conservation professionals in the Pacific, along with interested members of the public and students. The reports are being prepared on an ad-hoc basis as projects are completed and written up. In most cases the reports are composed of two parts, the first part is a detailed technical report on the project which gives details on the methodology used, the results and any recommendations. The second part is a brief project completion report written for the donor and focused on conservation impacts and lessons learned. The CEPF fund in the Polynesia-Micronesia region was launched in September 2008 and will be active until 2013. It is being managed as a partnership between CI Pacific and CEPF. The purpose of the fund is to engage and build the capacity of non-governmental organizations to achieve terrestrial biodiversity conservation. The total grant envelope is approximately US$6 million, and focuses on three main elements: the prevention, control and eradication of invasive species in key biodiversity areas (KBAs); strengthening the conservation status and management of a prioritized set of 60 KBAs and building the awareness and participation of local leaders and community members in the implementation of threatened species recovery plans. Since the launch of the fund, a number of calls for proposals have been completed for 14 eligible Pacific Island Countries and Territories (Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Fiji, Niue, Cook Islands, Palau, FSM,
Marshall Islands, Tokelau Islands, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, Eastern Island, Pitcairn and Tokelau). By late 2012 more than 90 projects in 13 countries and territories were being funded. The Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot is one of the most threatened of Earth’s 34
biodiversity hotspots, with only 21 percent of the region’s original vegetation remaining in pristine condition. The Hotspot faces a large number of severe threats including invasive species, alteration or destruction of native habitat and over exploitation of natural resources. The limited land area exacerbates these threats and to date there have been more recorded bird extinctions in this
Hotspot than any other. In the future climate change is likely to become a major threat especially for low lying islands and atolls which could disappear completely.
| Item Type: | Professional and Technical Reports |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > Institute of Applied Science |
| Depositing User: | Users 24 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2013 23:09 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2016 21:44 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/5799 |
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