Tenders are invited for National Consultancy – Blacklist and Whitelist ( Fiji IAS Project)

National Consultancy – Blacklist and Whitelist ( Fiji IAS Project) Outcome 2 of the project focusses on Enhanced IAS prevention and surveillance operations at the island level on Taveuni, Qamea, Matagi and Laucala. The service of a technical consultant is being required to support the: establishment a collated database of information on the IAS present on Taveuni, Qamea, Matagi and Laucala; preparation of an islands specific black (and white) list; A four-island specific black and white list will be developed for the four islands and updated as needed. Blacklists would in part be developed from known IAS does not present in Fiji but posing a high risk of invasion, and in the case of the four-island area, from high-risk IAS known to be in Fiji but not thought to be established within the four-island area. The blacklist will include species or species groups that are forbidden for introduction into the four-island group. The island blacklists (one for each of the four islands) would supplement a national blacklist by including those additional species that are not permitted entry into the four islands. In the same manner, a white list of species that are clearly permitted entry in the four-island group will be established. Again, this should be based on and/or aligned to a national white list and likely will exclude some species that are permitted entry into Fiji, but not into the four-island group. All species not on either the black or white list that are that are petitioned for entry to one or more of the four islands will need to have a risk assessment (conducted by BAF and funded by the importer) completed to determine if an entry permit can be provided. Once a draft report is available, the consultant is expected to consult relevant stakeholders for their consideration and feedback. This is to be coordinated in consultation with IAS Project Implementation Unit