Pacific Invasive Partnership

About

The Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP) is a permanent working group of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation (PIRT).  The PIP is responsible for coordinating, developing and tracking regional efforts to help advance invasive species management in Pacific Island countries and territories.

Objectives

The PIP aims to:

1. Provide a forum for invasive species practitioners to discuss and promote their work around the Pacific islands’ region, enabling sharing of best practice and maximise the benefits attained.

2. Encourage invasive species management action in the region for the protection of biodiversity, with flow-on positive benefits for all sectors.

3. Advocate for invasive species management actions at scale as Nature-based Solutions tools to protect biodiversity for climate resilience in the region.

4. Promote increased adoption of comprehensive international and domestic biosecurity that includes all types of invasive species threats, including those to the environment and biodiversity, agriculture and forestry, and health and wellbeing.

5.  Support PIRT members in their implementation of the Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas.

6. Support a regional hub for discussion, networking, and the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and best practices in invasive species management.

7. Champion the principles of equity and diversity in invasive species management in the region, including acknowledging the rights, sovereignty, and traditional and cultural knowledge of Pacific peoples.

How we work

The PIP members work independently and collaborate wherever possible to advance the purpose of the PIP. Many of our members are also partners in the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS).

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Current initiatives that are shared by the group are the promotion of international and domestic biosecurity, and the use of invasive species management actions at scale as Nature-based Solutions.

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What we do

Core functions of the PIP include:

1. Raising the profile of invasive species, especially with donors, NGOs, civil societies and national governments.

2. Encouraging collaboration between agencies working on invasive species in the region, including budgetary contributions to each other’s projects where possible.

3. Sharing skills, information & knowledge.

4. Providing support and guidance to PII, PILN, PRISMSS and other invasives initiatives as requested.

5. Tracking progress in implementing the Guiding Framework for Invasive Species Management in the Pacific.

6. Participating in the Roundtable, including reporting on the group’s work and targets under Objective 5 of the Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas.

Additional services that individual members may provide include:

• Facilitating regional and national planning and coordination and assisting in applying the Guiding Framework in such processes.

• Assisting governments in prioritizing invasive species management activities and setting targets.

• Evaluating key regional invasive species initiatives and programmes.

• Disseminating lessons learnt from invasive species activities.