The tropical islands of the Pacific have particularly high proportions of endemic species and subsequently contain three of the worlds 39 known global biodiversity hotspots (Mittermeier and others 2004). With rapidly growing human populations, pressure from natural resource extraction and the imminent impacts of climate change, this unique biodiversity is amongst the most threatened in the world (Woinarski 2010; Kier and others 2009;Kingsford and others 2009; Mittermeier and others 2004). In most Pacific nations this biodiversity crisis is driven by habitat loss and degradation, although other factors, such as invasive species, are also important (Kueffer and others 2010; Woinarski 2010; Kingsford and others 2009). These problems are exacerbated by poor community and political awareness of conservation issues and practices (Morrison and Buckley 2010). Despite commitments through National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) in association with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the presence of numerous non-government organ- isations (NGOs) and conservation programs, and increasing availability of funding, rapid habitat degradation and