The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) in collaboration with UNDP is undertaking a week long consultative workshop, in Taveuni, on the Fiji Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Project.

This is part of the ongoing Global Environment Facility (GEF) 6 funded project called “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 GEF 6 project was officially endorsed in May 2018.

As part of the ongoing project, BAF along with key stakeholders and the Government envisage to improve the chances for long-term survival of terrestrial endemic and threatened species on Taveuni Island, surrounding islets and throughout Fiji by building national and local capacities to manage IAS.

The week-long workshop, which was officially launched on Monday 18 November, 2019 will focus on forging, greater collaboration with key stakeholders in order to enhance efforts towards the GEF 6 project in eradicating the Giant Invasive Iguana (GII) and other IAS in Fiji.