Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 7. Regulations, Laws and International Agreements
Draft 1 March 2007
Pierce et al (2006) provided a detailed proposal on the feasibility on eradication of key exotic
species in the Phoenix Islands. This initial proposal focussed on high priority actions as
outlined above.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Pierce et al (2006) reported that two species of birds in the Phoenix Islands were listed in the
IUCN (2004) Red List of Threatened Species:
1) The Phoenix petrel, Pterodroma alba - endanged.
2) White-throated storm-petrel, Nesofregetta albigularis - vulnerable.
Two sources of endangered species lists were examined. These included the IUCN Red List
http://www.iucnredlist.org/ and CITES Appendices (see
http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html).
The IUCN Red Lists uses defined criteria to determine the status of a species. The decision
tree used is listed below (see Figure III-6.2). In addition, prior rating criteria can be carried
forward for rating species.
Figure III-6.2. Decision tree and criteria rating used by IUCN Red List.
(source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/)
The IUCN Red List for Kiribati is presented in Table xx below. Many of the species
presented in Table III-6.3 below are found in the Phoenix Islands.
Table III-6.3. IUCN Red List of Endangered Species for Kiribati.
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