Field Notes: Resilience for a Local Tuvaluan Economy
Seasonal Monitoring Specialist Cozette Romero writes about her time working and living on Niulakita in Tuvalu, helping protect the food security and livelihood of an island community!
Tag: Food security
Sonsorol State Advances Major Effort to Strengthen Community Well-being by Restoring Islands
A new project in Sonsorol State, Palau aims to improve livelihoods and climate resilience through holistic environmental restoration!
Press Release: Pursuing Sustainable Development for Island Communities by Removing Invasive Species
Researchers establish explicit connections between invasive vertebrate eradication on islands and socioeconomic and human health benefits to island communities, addressing global sustainable development targets. RELEASED: August 13, 2020 at 9:00 AM PST Media contact: Claudio Uribe, Island Conservation;claudio.uribe@islandconservation.orgResources: Research paper, spokesperson interviews, photographs, infographics, and b-roll available upon request. Researchers identify the benefits that eradication […]
A Skillful Approach to Kayangel, Palau
Island Conservation Project Manager Tommy Hall invites you into the tropical, day-to-day fieldwork on Kayangel, Palau. By: Tommy Hall The only way to get to Kayangel is by boat, that is, unless you have a helicopter waiting for you on the mainland of Palau. In this region travel plans are at the mercy of the […]
Gene Drive: A Potential Power-Tool for the Toolbox
A Potential Power-Tool for the Toolbox: Exploring Gene Drive for Eradicating Invasive Rodent Populations 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 that will be presented by experts in the field. […]
The Economic Toll of Invasive Species
A new study finds that China and the U.S. pay the highest absolute price and developing countries dependent on agriculture pay the highest relative price for the spread of invasive species. Experts have long known that invasive species disrupt ecosystems and threaten native wildlife. Now, research by Dean Paini and colleagues at the Commonwealth Scientific and […]