Heath Packard

Conservation professional & amateur: father, traveler, sailor, musician, photographer, cyclist, hiker, camper, food & drink connoisseur, & accidental birder

[Heath Packard @PackardHeath]

@BenGoldsmith @ASPaton @NoExtinctions Thanks, Ben, for this endorsement of Island Conservation (@NoExtinctions) - it means so much coming from someone with your experience in conservation and investments!

[Invasive Species Week @InvasiveSp]

#invasivespecies are one of the biggest drivers of global #biodiversity loss according to @IPBES.

Small islands are particularly vulnerable as their wildlife has envolved without competitors, predators or disease #invasivesweek https://t.co/h8N5WmPi0r

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Tom Brooks, head scientist @IUCN: @IUCN insists not that conflicts of interests do not exist but that they are transparent and declared at outset of process #SynBio #GeneDrive #COP14 #EgyptCOP14

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Q: How will @IUCN @NoExtinctions follow leadership of @UNBiodiversity on #SynBio & #GeneDrive? A (Tom Brooks): @IUCN assessment relates to exactly understanding governance of #SynBio.

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Kate Brown @GLISPA_discuss: There are opportunities in technology that's coming up and we need more innovation to prevent extinctions #COP14 #EgyptCOP14 #PeopleAndPlanet #Biodiversity2020 @NoExtinctions

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Kate Brown @GLISPA_discuss: We need to scale up & accelerate what we're doing - what we're doing isn't enough. We need to be ambitious & measure progress on eradicating invasive species @NoExtinctions #PeopleAndPlanet #COP14 #EgyptCOP14

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Tom Brooks, Head Scientist, @IUCN: IUCN assessing #SynBio to help best inform future decisions on whether/how to apply synthetic biology for conservation #COP14 #EgyptCOP14 #GeneDrive #NoExtinctions

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.@GChandler93 @Natures_Voice: Seabirds are one of the fastest declining species. Island restoration is a deceptively simple concept but eradications of invasive species are possible @NoExtinctions #COP14 #EgyptCOP14 #PeopleAndPlanet #NoExtinctions #Biodiversity2020

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Piero Genovesi, Invasive Species Specialist Group @IUCN: "We need to strengthen action on invasives on islands, & for this it's essential to compile, aggregate & circulate credible scientific data so authorities & funding agencies can take informed decisions." #COP14 #EgyptCOP14

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Q: Are all invasive species necessarily bad & in need of eradication? A (Oliver Hillel @UNBiodiversity): The biggest invasive species is here @EgyptCOP14. When invasive species start impacting your lives, livelihoods and culture, yes, they require control #COP14 #EgyptCOP14

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Ashley Dias: Most successful eradications in the #Seychelles have been for mammals, a few for plants but we need more research #PeopleAndPlanet #NoExtinctions #COP14 #EgyptCOP14

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Alexes Bella @ambiente_Ec: We recognize we need more technology and more financial resources for better management of invasive species on Galapagos Islands @NoExtinctions #COP14 #EgyptCOP14 #PeopleAndPlanet

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Joan Yang from Palau: Greatest success of eradication of invasive rats is community participation #NoExtinctions #COP14 #EgyptCOP14 #PeopleAndPlanet

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Patty Baiao, US program manager @noextinctions: Island Invasive Species eradications promote island ecosystem resilience. Concerted efforts needed to develop innovative tools to increase the scale, scope & pace of eradications #COP14 #PeopleAndPlanet #NoExtinctions #EgyptCOP14

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Oliver Hillel @UNBiodiversity describes @NoExtinctions as one of the most "coherent and effective" conservation NGOs #COP14 #EgyptCOP #PeopleAndPlanet #NoExtinctions

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Starting soon: "Beyond Biodiversity: Scaling up invasive species eradications on islands" @UNBiodiversity @EgyptCOP14 featuring @NoExtinctions @GLISPA_discuss @IUCN #COP14 #EgyptCOP14 #PeopleandPlanet

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@MargaretAtwood’s @IOCongress2018 plenary cites E.Dickinson’s “hope is the thing with feathers”; says removing #InvasiveSpecies from Islands=hope by saving birds, restoring islands & marine health. References @NoExtinctions & partners’/friends’ many other stories of hope!

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@NoExtinctions thanks @IUCN for illuminating nexus between invasive alien species (IAS) and Sustainable Development Goals. Prevention is most cost effective, & island IAS eradication’s plays huge role https://t.co/CUSMs5IRxr in reaching biodiversity https://t.co/a3aSjfeqzW

[IUCN @IUCN]

Invasive alien species are one of the top causes of biodiversity loss and the second most common cause of species extinctions https://t.co/f2FzbTgkPz

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More astounding recovery stories of hope! Study Shows 5000% Increase in Native Trees on Rat-free Palmyra Atoll https://t.co/o303S2BpD2 @NoExtinctions

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Excellent read - @NoExtinctions has some of the answers: Lost at Sea: Why the Birds You Don’t See Are Fading Away https://t.co/qwb9c0EQUh via @NatGeoMag