Proposed IAS Priorities

1. Institutionalization, Funding, and Filling of permanent positions in MAFE (National Invasive Species Office), MOF (Biosecurity), and MHHS (Division of Environmental Health)

2. Establish and implement MOUs with relevant Government and NGO partners, including via a Technical Advisory Group

3. Set up Information sharing and a database for IAS information

4. Develop an Orientation manual for the permanent positions and the Technical Advisory Group

1. Risk Assessments, Certification, and Permitting before importation

2. Inspection at borders

3. Quarantine Facilities and Processes 

4. Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR)):

5. PREVENT PRIORITY SPECIES:

   1. Brown Tree Snake

   2. Red Eared Slider (Turtle) (in Guam and CNMI)

   3. Species on the “Black List” 

   4. Species in the Micronesia Regional IAS Plan:

      1. Brown Tree Snake, Little Fire Ant, Coqui Frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui), Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta), Other 22 tilapia species, and hybrids, Other frogs, Ivy Gourd (Coccina grandis)

   5. Tilapia

   6. Little Fire Ant (if not present)

   7. Mongoose

   8. Anole Lizard (if not present)

   9. Coqui Tree Frog (if not present)

1. Macaques

2. Little Fire Ant (if present)

3. Rats

4. Feral Cats

5. Keep Fruit Flies out of Ngatpang and Aimeliik

6. Imperata

7. Mikania

8. Schefflera (Octopus Tree)

9. African Tulip Tree

10. Anole Lizard (if present)

11. Coqui Tree Frog (if present)

12. Species on the “White List” - need to add when approved

1. Biosecurity Regulations

2. B&W Lists 

3. NISSAP

4. Policy alignment and political support

1. Ngarkebesang, Koror

1. FOOD SECURITY:

   1. Fruit Flies

   2. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles

   3. Rats

   4. Invertebrates (Taro Hornworm, Gardenia Hormworm, Croton Caterpillar) 

   5. Mikania Vine

   6. **

2. HEALTH:

   1. Rats

   2. Little Fire Ant (if here)

   3. Singapore Fire Ant

   4. Mosquito

3. BIODIVERSITY:

   1. Imperata Grass

   2. Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed)

   3. Giant African Snail

   4. Cockatoo, Parrot, Sparrows

   5. Feral Pigs

   6. Bamboo Orchid

   7. Cycad Scale

4. ECONOMIC SECURITY (TOURISM):

   1. Coqui Tree Frog (if present)

**See next priority on Kebeas on farms

Note that Kebeas is a native species that can become invasive under the right (often human-influenced) conditions.

Limit use of resources to "priority" or important sites (farms and PAN sites). Assist with removal from roads only if threatening a priority site.

1. Rats and feral cats in Kayangel, Rock Islands (where removed), SouthWest Islands

2. Feral Pigs in Ngerchur

3. Invasive anemones into any of the Rock Islands' marine lakes other than Ongeim L’Tketau

4. Keep Macaques in Angaur only

5. Biosecurity to keep fruit flies out of Aimeliik and Ngatpang

6. Control of IAS (plants) in hotspots such as Nekken

7. Keep Papaya Mealybug out of Southwest Islands

See list of priority species

1. African Tulip Tree

2. Paperbark Tree

3. Water Hyacinth

4. Budo (Panama Cherry)

5. MacArthur Palm

6. Schefflera (Octopus Tree)

No subgrant funds to be used on any invasive alien species.

1. Orientation manual

2. Biosecurity at the border (what to look for)

3. EDRR

4. Cadre of IAS knowledgeable people in MAFE and partners

5. Cadre of young people who will become next IAS experts

1. Priority IAS and what they should avoid or remove 

2. The purpose of biosecurity

3. EDRR and Inter-Island Biosecurity procedures

4. How to minimize the impacts of IAS on their own property or farm or business

5. Laws that pertain - e.g. if they are going to import something, how and when to obtain a phytosanitary certificate; education at the border, what is illegal to possess, etc.

1. No eradication allowed

2. Control of invasive native pests allowed, but only under specific circumstances*

3. Raise Awareness that native “pest” species are not Invasive Alien Species

   1. Saltwater crocodiles (CITES)

   2. All 5 native snakes

   3. Uek (Australasian Swamphen)

   4. Tengadidik (Kingfisher) 

   5. Chelub

   6. Lionfish

   7. Crown-of-Thorns (COTS)**

   8. Kebeas, Besbus***

* Due to limited resources, control only when threatening a farm, PAN site, tourism site (COTs), or other priority site.

*** With the exception of kebeas and besbus and COTs, no MAFE money, staff, resources would go into control or eradication or harm of these other native (unliked but native) species.