A team from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research travelled to Rarotonga during July/August 2023 to carry out monitoring of biocontrols released in previous years. The team used drones to conduct monitoring surveillance for the invasive African Tulip tree species, using LiDAR and other imagery techniques.
This newsletter also provides an update on the control of the biocontrols.
Refer to pages 6-7 for Cook Islands story on biocontrol monitoring conducted in July/August 2023, "Weed Biocontrol in the Cook Islands Shows the Way for Others"
Attached is the first press release from the R2R project, the FSM Ridge to Reef (R2R) Project's Inception Workshop Press Release.
This press release details the FSM Ridge to Reef Project's (R2R's) launch-off.
Attached is the R2R Project's Inception Workshop Press Release.
Stakeholders from all over the FSM and international partners traveled to Pohnpei for the historic event.
Implementing a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) & Lesson Learned In Pohnpei, FSM The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Ridge to Reef (R2R) project would like to acknowledge its Executing Agency, the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (DECEM), along with state R2R focal points and staff, steering committee members, local government agencies and NGO partners for their ongoing support. This lessons learned publication was authored by Dr. Chiara Franco, FSM R2R Chief Technical Adviser, Ms. Rosalinda Yatilman, FSM R2R Project Manager, and Ms.