The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has today launched a week long consultative workshop, in Nadi focussed on putting together a National Invasive Species Framework and Strategic Action Plan.

This is part of the ongoing Global Environment Facility (GEF) 6 funded project aimed to “Building Capacities to Address Invasive Alien Species to Enhance the Chances of Long-term Survival of Terrestrial Endemic and Threatened Species on Taveuni Island, Surrounding Islets and Throughout Fiji”.

The key objective of the workshop is to have all relevant stakeholders and agencies under one roof and prepare an effective and workable document which can serve as a guiding framework for coordinating Invasive Alien Species (IAS) threat and impact reductions. Simultaneously, the workshop is aiming to outline a five (5)-year action plan for implementation of these and related activities in a harmonized manner throughout the country.