Island Conservation
Island Conservation Project Director Richard Griffiths presents a study: past invasive species removal projects lend insight and lead to success in the future. An international conference focused on the impacts and management of invasive alien species on islands is taking place at University of Dundee, Scotland July 10-14. In anticipation of this event, we’re sharing research […]
Further research on Ascension Island’s human-engineered ecosystem could generate insight into current environmental challenges. The challenge on Ascension Island is to maintain a balance of the new and the old. A novel ecosystem is an ecosystem engineered by humans. Over the last 150 years, non-native plant species were planted on the remote Island in the Atlantic […]
Scientists are assembling data to predict how climate change will drive plant invasions. With climate change in motion, plant species could migrate to regions that are changing to accommodate new species. Non-native (introduced) species are considered invasive when proof of harm to the ecosystem is observed. Climate change-driven shifts in abiotic factors–non-living features of the environment–could affect […]
British Indian Ocean Territory, 10 April 2017: Conservationists from the Chagos Conservation Trust announce the first successful removal of invasive black rats in the Chagos Archipelago. Success! Conservationists with the Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) are celebrating the news of a successful restoration mission to remove invasive rats from Ile Vache Marine. The Chagos Archipelago region rests just […]
For Women’s History Month, Karen Poiani, CEO of Island Conservation, highlights Women’s Environmental Network, a non-profit organization that supports the advancement of women in environmental careers. By: Karen Poiani If you didn’t already know about Women’s Environmental Network, an organization making a difference for women working in the environmental sector, the time has come! Women’s […]
For Women’s History Month, Sally Esposito, Director of Communications and Marketing for Island Conservation, reflects on a woman whose work and character inspire her. For Women’s History Month, I’m honored to share reflections on a colleague who inspires me—Island Conservation’s Deputy Director Jen Lape. From her origins of researching the ecology of coral reefs in graduate […]
Scientific American features Nature article about NZ’s project: Predator Free 2050. New Zealand’s first invasive rat eradication took place on a one-hectare island in 1963. Half a century of experience and accumulated wisdom later, the country is rolling out Predator Free 2050, a plan to remove all invasive rats, possums, and stoats by 2050. Invasive […]
Island Conservation Communications Specialist Sara Kaiser is interviewing staff that work “behind the scenes” of Island Conservation (IC). We are sharing a series of interviews with these staff to shed light on who they are and what they do to support IC’s mission. The following interview was conducted with Island Conservation’s Account Specialist, Brett Gravlin. […]
By Karen Poiani, CEO, Island Conservation In a speech at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference in Washington D.C., President Obama spoke to the importance of one of the world’s most effective biodiversity conservation interventions: the removal of invasive alien species from islands. This testimonial for island restoration was made in the context of the United […]
After decades of restoration, Big Rat Island is on its way to becoming quality seabird habitat once again. The Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Western Australia have undergone years of restoration aimed to rid the archipelago of invasive species like rats, feral cats, and ice plant, which have inhibited burrowing bird species from nesting. The […]