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Restoration of the Aleipata Islands, Samoa through the Management of Introduced Rats and Ants
Grantee Name: 
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
HOTSPOT
Polynesia-Micronesia
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$223,040
DATES
May 2009
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Dec 2011
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Polynesia-Micronesia
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$223,040
DATES
May 2009
-
Dec 2011

Improve the status of the threatened native birds and invertebrates on Nu’utele and Nu’ulua islands through the management of Pacific rats and yellow crazy ants. This is a flagship invasive species management project in the Pacific and involves a large number of committed partners with the expectation of significant demonstration value in the region on islands that are a natural sanctuary.

Strategic Direction: 1 Prevent, control, and eradicate invasive species in key biodiversity areas