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Spotlights

  • Economic Impact of IAS in the Caribbean: Case Studies (Apr 28, 2015)
    Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network.
    To date no studies have been undertaken on the costs and benefits of IAS management in the Caribbean. This may partly explain why there has been negligible funding to combat the onslaught of these exotic species in the region. As a result it was decided to provide individuals involved in the UNEP-GEF Project, "Mitigating the Threats of Invasive Alien Species in the Insular Caribbean" with training and an opportunity to undertake Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBAs) on some selected IAS. The CBAs undertaken and reported in this publication clearly demonstrates that the benefits of managing IAS outweigh the costs.
  • Interior Provides $1.5 Million to Combat Invasive Species and Protect Natural Resources in the Insular Areas (Aug 20, 2018)
    DOI. Office of Insular Affairs.
    Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs this week announced $1,488,890 in fiscal year 2018 grants to combat invasive species and protect natural resources in the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the freely associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. "Invasive species in the islands are disruptive for both marine and terrestrial resources in the islands, which already face a delicate balance," said Assistant Secretary Domenech. "Secretary Zinke and I are pleased to help control and eradicate invasive species in the islands in order to protect public health, livelihoods, and fragile environments and economies."
  • Tropical Important Plant Areas in the British Virgin Islands (Jul 14, 2016)
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (United Kingdom).
    Kew's UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) team recently returned from a successful launch of the Tropical Important Plant Areas project in the British Virgin Islands. Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) are target sites for plant and habitat conservation, identified by the presence of threatened species, threatened habitats and/or high botanical richness. Although TIPAs are not legal designations, they can inform the protection and management of sites for biodiversity conservation.

Selected Resources

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Partnership

Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network
Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network.
Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Database - Invasive Species
Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands); Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance.
Invasive Species Threats in the Caribbean Region: Report to the Nature Conservancy (2003) (PDF | 461 KB)
CAB International.
Network Directory
NatureServe.
This searchable directory includes contact information and self-identified areas of individual expertise for NatureServe, NatureServe Canada, and our Network Programs in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. More than 80 NatureServe Network Programs collect and analyze data about the plants, animals, and ecologi­cal communities of the Western Hemisphere. They are the leading source of information on the precise locations and conditions of at-risk species and threatened ecosystems in their jurisdictions. NatureServe collects, curates, and distributes that information for use at regional, national, and international scales. Staff throughout the Network are experts in their fields, and include some of the most knowledgeable field biologists and conservation planners in their regions.
The Bahamas National Invasive Species Strategy (2013)
Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government; Global Environment Facility.

International Government

Invasive Lionfish in Cayman
Cayman Islands Government. Department of Environment.
Invasive Species
Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Marine Invasive Species
United Nations Environment Programme. Caribbean Environment Programme.
Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection
Jamaica Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries.

Academic

Caribbean Pest Diagnostic Network
University of Florida.
Integrated Pest Management
University of the United States Virgin Islands. Cooperative Extension Service.