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BBC interview emphasizes the link between climate change and invasive species

The BBC recently conducted an interview with Richard Griffiths, our Head of Operations in the South and West Pacific. The topic? How removing invasive species from islands can help mitigate the drastic and inevitable effects of climate change. Nine months ago, Tonga’s vulnerability in the face of climate change was underscored after a tsunami caused significant destruction. […]

Written by on October 5, 2022

BBC’s The Newsroom: Restore These 169 Islands to Curb the Extinction Crisis

The BBC Newsroom features Dr. Nick Holmes, lead author on a new study which identified 169 islands where the removal of invasive species can help curb the extinction crisis. Listen to the interview with Dr. Nick Holmes on BBC’s The Newsroom at 14:30. Invasive species are one of the leading causes of extinction on islands […]

Written by on April 8, 2019

BBC’s The Inquiry Features Island Conservation CEO, Karen Poiani

As species face the world’s sixth mass extinction, BBC’s The Inquiry asks the question—can we stop a mass extinction? The world is on the verge of the sixth mass extinction and conservationists around the world are doing their part to save species. BBC’s The Inquiry asks four experts including Island Conservation CEO, Karen Poiani, if […]

Written by on January 14, 2019