RISCMICRONESIA REGIONAL

INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL

Report to the18TH MICRONESIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVES’ SUMMIT

Majuro, RMINovember 29-30, 2012

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB)

Emergency Response PlanIncident Command SystemMultiple funding sourcesPublic awareness & educationContained on Guam

INVASIVE ALERT!Little Fire Ant (LFA)

One year later… NO FUNDING = NO ACTION

Advise CE on IAS issuesPublic awareness & educationFoster RISC collaboration & partners Coordinate regional biosecurity efforts (MBP)Develop human & financial resources to

implement RISC goals

RISCSTRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

IAS Task Forces & Councils established (Palau NISC, MIIST, iSTOP, GISC, GISAC, KIST, CIST, YIST)

Biosecurity Bills in FSM, Palau and RMIRISC Coordinators – Palau, Kosrae, Yap, FSM,

Guam, CNMI, RMI, Chuuk, Pohnpei

RISC Developments

CRB Emergency Response Plan – Yap & FSM2013 RISC Calendar (SPC)Micronesian Biosecurity Plan (MBP) reviewPacific Support for IAS

Pacific Island Forum CommuniquéSPREP Report

RISC Developments (Cont’d)

Chief Executives reaffirm their commitments to RISC for each jurisdiction to: Provide an Invasive Species Coordinator Identify in writing two RISC members Continue to send RISC members to

workshops/meetings and Summits Provide $2,500 to fund priority RISC

projects

MCES Action Items

Strengthen biosecurity within their jurisdictions by improving capacity of front line staff, infrastructure and funding.

Encourage the adoption of Biosecurity Bills in FSM, Palau, RMI

Ensure RISC members and other experts to fully participate in MBP-SIP development

MCES Action Items (Cont’d)

Importance of biosecurityPrevention is more cost effective

Tremendous opportunities for collaboration and success

Invasive Species Coordinators

RISC Message

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