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Link Name	Description	Type
Alien Species Invading our Daily Lives in Saint Lucia	Alien Species Invading our Daily Lives in Saint Lucia	PDF Document
Animal, plant protection made easier by NEPA – As reported in Jamaica Star	Animal, plant protection made easier by NEPA (Jamaica Star Online)	Website
CABI Invasive Species Compendium	Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihood and the environment worldwide	Website
CABI Invasives	CABI is an international not-for-profit organisation	Website
Communications and education Tools	Materials to support awareness raising and educational activities - Posted with the kind permission of the Great Britain, Non Native Species Secretariat.	Website
Don’t Pack a Pest		Website
Don’t Pack a Pest	“Don’t Pack a Pest” Initiative Information	Website
Giant African Snail Closer to ‘Food Basket’ Region – Trinidad Guardian	Giant African Snail Closer to ‘Food Basket’ Region - Trinidad Guardian Article	Website
Have you seen the Alien Green Iguana? – St. Lucia Forestry Department	A 12-minute video on the conservation of the Saint Lucia iguana	Video
Information on Invasive Plants in St. Lucia	Invasive Plants in St. Lucia	Website
Invasive Alien Species – Confronting the Threat	Video that illustrates in a laypersons manner what IAS do to Saint Lucia’s native biodiversity	Video
Jamaica reports big drop in lionfish sightings – As reported in The Economic Times	Jamaica reports big drop in lionfish sightings (The India Economic Times article)	Website
Marine Biosecurity Toolkit	Tools for land-based risk assessments for hull fouling and ballast water etc. - Posted with the kind permission of the Great Britain, Non Native Species Secretariat.	Website
Negril renews fight against lionfish – As reported in the Jamaica Observer	Negril Renews Fight Against Lionfish (Jamaica Observer article)	Website
NEPA better equipped to protect plants, animals – As reported in the Jamaica Gleaner	NEPA better equipped to protect plants (Jamaica Gleaner article)	Website
Non-native Species Secretariat e-learning pages	A range of freely available e-learning modules to provide an introduction to non-native species, and how to identify them. Posted with the kind permission of the Great Britain, NNSS	Website
Paper – “Plant pirates of the Caribbean: Is Cuba sheltered by its revolutionary economy?” – Brown et al.	Examines problematic plant species in Cuba and 44 other islands in the W.I. - Posted with the kind permission of the Great Britain, Non Native Species Secretariat.	Website
Paper – “Red Imported Fire Ant in Australia: What if we lose the war? – Ross Wylie and Sharon Janssen	Paper - "Red Imported Fire Ant in Australia: What if we lose the war? - Posted with the kind permission of the Great Britain, Non Native Species Secretariat.	Website
Pest Risk Assessment Frameworks for Invasive Species	Pest risk assessment templates for the OTs, specifically developed for the Caribbean OTs - Posted with the kind permission of the Great Britain, Non Native Species Secretariat.	Website
Potential impacts of red imported fire ants	Potential impacts of red imported fire ants to developing countries and territories in the Pacific - Posted with the kind permission of the Great Britain, Non Native Species Secretariat.	Website