Submitted by
Daniel.TOMPKINS
on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 05:45
General Information
Resolution
43988
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group 2021-2025
Period covered
Geographic scope
Oceania
Country/Territory
New Zealand
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Predator Free 2050 Ltd ( New Zealand )
IUCN Commissions
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
New emerging researchers supported in under-represented areas of research critical for New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
'Fight for the Wild' television series (2021) co-funded, raising the profile of New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/fight-for-the-wild
Status
Completed
Activity
Field activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Large landscape invasive species elimination projects developed, contributing to New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.
Status
On-going
Activity
Fundraising
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Other sources of funding leveraged to complement Predator Free 2050 Limited's investments of government funding.
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
New tools and best-practice guidelines supported for development to availability, contributing to New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Scientific projects and research studies (with a priority focus on breakthrough science) funded, contributing to New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
No significant challenges have been encountered - we are fortunate to be working in a very enabling environment.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
At September 2022: (i) 6 emerging researchers supported, through PhD/postdoctoral funding. (ii) 'Fight for the Wild' awarded BEST FACTUAL SERIES, NZTV AWARDS 2022. (iii) 17 landscape predator elimination projects developed (of which 3 are iwi-led by Māori), in total forecast to cover 756,700ha by June 2024. Many are already achieving and nearing elimination goals and are already recording biodiversity benefits (up to ~50% increases in bird counts since inception in 2017). (iv) PF2050 Limited investments leveraging at least double the resourcing from other sources. (v) 26 new tools and 4 new best-practice guidelines forecast by late 2024. Since 2019, 7 are already being used in landscape projects, including remote-reporting thermal video cameras with onboard AI for predator detection, and new long-life lures and resetting traps. (vi) 42 scientific projects and research studies funded. Since 2017, achievements include better understanding of target species through world first full genome sequencing; 50x increase in small predator detection sensitivity using thermal cameras; a new mainland landscape predator elimination approach; and a world first Data Standard for pest management.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Other
Description
All of the above actions are ongoing (with new education/communication/raising awareness activities being scoped).
III. Additional Information
Upload document
IUCN PF2050 Ltd Activity Report.pdf
(2.65 MB)
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat