Economic Impact of Invasive Species in the Pacific

Abstract

This report represents the finding from Phase 1 of our work assessing the economic impact of invasives species. It identifies what knowledge exists on the economic impact of invasive species and the level of awareness and capacity to undertake such an assessment. We chose to focus on one country, Fiji, rather than broaden the focus to other Pacific Islands to ensure we were able to focus greater resources and potential capacity building in one country. Having said that, our intial scoping review was broader than Fiji or the Pacific Islands so has a broader applicability to other areas.