SECTION A: PROJECT SITE, TEAM & SCOPE

1.8.2 Forestry & Wildlife Legislation

Animal Damage Control Act and the Rural Development Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – authorize and direct federal agencies to reduce damage caused by wildlife in cooperation with other agencies.

Coastal Zone Management Act – to encourage coastal states, Great Lake states, United States territories and commonwealths to develop comprehensive programs to manage and balance competing uses of and impacts to coastal resources.

Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of 1975 (CITES) - an international agreement between governments that ensures international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.

Endangered Species Act – a federal policy that all federal agencies shall seek to conserve endangered and threatened species and shall utilize their authorities in furtherance of the purposes of the ESA (Sec.2(c)). Sec. 7 consultations with the USFWS are conducted to use their expertise to ensure that “any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such an agency...is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species. Each agency shall use the best scientific and commercial data available” (Sec. 7 (a) (2)).

Sec. 10 gives non-Federal entities such as states, counties, local governments, and private landowners the ability to conduct an otherwise lawful activity that might incidentally, but not intentionally, "take" a listed species permitted by an incidental take permit (ESA section 10(a)(1)(B)). To receive a permit, the applicant must submit a Conservation Plan or Habitat Conservation Plan that meets the criteria included in the ESA and its implementing regulations. This also provides an opportunity to develop strong partnerships with local governments and the private sector.

Executive Order 12898 “Impacts on Minority and Low Income Persons or Populations” – requires federal agencies to make environmental justice part of their mission and to identify and address disproportionately high and diverse human health and environmental effects of federal programs policies and activities on minority and low income persons or populations.

Executive Order 13045 “Protection of Children from Environmental Health and Safety Risks” – Children may suffer disproportionately from environmental health and safety risks including their developmental physical and mental status. Legally available and approved damage management methods should be utilized in situations or under circumstances where it is likely that children would be adversely affected.

Executive Order 13112 “Invasive Species” – directs federal agencies to use their programs and authorities to prevent the spread or to control populations of invasive species that cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to human health.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act – requires the registration, classification and regulation of all pesticides used in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for implementation and enforcement.

Lacey Act of 1981 – has implications for regulating introductions of invasive species. This law administered by the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture makes it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire or purchase (or attempt to commit any such act) in interstate or foreign commerce of any fish, wildlife, or plant taken, processed, transported, or sold in violation of any federal, tribal, state or foreign law. Thus, while the statute does not substantively grant authority to regulate the importation, transportation, exportation, or possession of any species, violation of another federal, state, tribal or foreign law governing these activities would become a violation of federal law and subject to particular civil and criminal penalties. The Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce have the authority to enforce laws involving fish and wildlife, while the Secretary of Agriculture has the authority to enforce laws involving plants.

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 - protects marine mammals in US waters and from US citizens on the high seas and regulates the importation of marine mammals and marine mammal products into the US.

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 – requires federal agencies to: 1) evaluate the effects of any federal undertaking on cultural resources; 2) consult with the State Historic Preservation Office regarding the value and management of specific cultural, archaeological and historic resources; and, 3) consult with appropriate American Indian tribes or Native Hawaiians to determine whether they have concerns for traditional cultural properties in area of these federal undertakings.

Guam Organic Act of 1950 - a federal law that redesignated the island of Guam as an unincorporated territory of the United States; established executive, legislative, and judicial branches; and transferred Federal jurisdiction from the United States Navy to the Department of the Interior. The Organic Act established a measure of limited self-governance for the people of Guam.
Sikes Act of 1960 - promotes effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish and game conservation and rehabilitation on military reservations.

Territory of Guam Laws

Endangered Species Act of Guam – provides authorization for the protection and conservation of resident endangered or threatened species. The Act authorizes the Guam Department of Agriculture to annually promulgate a list of endangered species and to conduct research and management actions in cooperation with federal or other local agencies for the conservation, protection and enhancement of listed species. Guam Department of Agriculture is authorized to issue permits for actions that lead to the enhancement, conservation and survival of listed species.

Fish, Game, Forestry and Conservation, 5 GCA, 63101-63117 - laws protecting Guam’s fish resources.
Game, Forestry and Conservation, 5 GCA, Chapter 63, PL 6-85 - describes the authority of the Department of Agriculture to manage Guam’s natural resources.
Guam Pesticides Act - authorizes the GEPA to regulate the importation, production, sale, distribution, use and application of pesticides used on Guam that are registered with the U.S. EPA. The Act also authorizes GEPA to implement and enforce such regulations.
Protection of Wild Animals, 5 GCA 63121 - list species that are considered protected in Guam.
Other Relevant Plans and Agreements
Brown Tree Snake Control Activities Environmental Assessment - US Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for BTS control activities on Guam.
Memorandum of Understanding with USDA – signed agreements that contracts rodent eradication work to be conducted on Cocos Island as well as the development and implementation of a biosecurity plan.
Native Forest Birds of Guam and Rota of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Recovery Plan. – USFWS issued a final recovery plan which included the establishment of Guam rails in the wild on Guam as a recommended recovery action.
Safe Harbor Agreement - to establish rails on Cocos Island; is intended to support the recovery action, and rodent control of the island.
USFWS Cooperative Agreement - an agreement that allows Guam to implement endangered species recovery programs.

1.8.3 Department need and allocations for awareness

The GCWCS identified the need to foster an informed population in regard to conservation and the importance of natural resources to the island. This is critical to the success of any long-term conservation efforts. GDAWR and its partners in the GCWCS have identified a lack of public awareness as a priority threat to many of the Department of Agriculture’s conservation actions.

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  Develop, implement and utilize existing programs to increase public awareness of natural resources and issues pertaining to them.
  

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  Develop outreach campaigns; educate the public and private industry of the value of preserving Guam’s wildlife and habitats.
  

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  Develop a plan to address public awareness and education of conservation issues - to include the development of websites, posters, presentations, and public service announcements.
  

It was identified at the 2007 Guam Strategic Planning Session organized by The Nature Conservancy that public awareness was an area in which the department was lacking. Among the reasons for this gap in outreach included lack of funding and insufficient staff to run programs. GDAWR’s Wildlife Section receives yearly appropriations from Pittman Robertson, Endangered Species Section 6, State Wildlife Grant and Office of Insular Affairs’ Brown Treesnake Grant. However, expenditures for environmental education or public outreach efforts are restricted. The department’s ability is limited to funding associated with Endangered Species Section 6. Furthermore, due to US legislative decisions and wartime efforts, existing funding for conservation has dramatically decreased.

2.0 Project Team and other Stakeholders

The project team will be comprised of GDAWR and its cooperating federal and local agencies and other various stakeholders both from the public and private sector.

2.1 Lead Agency and Project Manager

In order to address key conservation elements of the GCWCS, GDAWR has decided to focus efforts on available restoration sites such as Cocos Island. This work plan aims to:

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  Build upon past research work and identify threats to Guam’s biodiversity in general and its endemic ko’ko’ in particular;
  

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  Garner public support for rodent eradication programs at restoration sites such as Cocos Island.
  

In early 2007, GDAWR approached Rare for assistance in training Cheryl M. Calaustro to conduct a Pride Campaign to focus public attention on Guam’s areas with a vision to mitigate threats posed to the Guam rail. In an MOU signed by the Governor of Guam, Guam Department of Agriculture, agreed to:

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  Identify a suitable Campaign Manager (Cheryl M. Calaustro) who meets eligibility criteria as determined by Rare, including payment of any and all costs associated with making this assessment (e.g. the costs of ILETS/TOEFL English-language proficiency tests).
  

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  Assign the Campaign Manager to the Pride Campaign full time for the duration of the project, not less than 18 months, including the University Components and Field Based Component.
  

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  Pay the full-time salary and any other benefits duly owed to the individual during the 18 months of the Pride Campaign, at locally approved rates and within the Guam Department of Agriculture’s existing salary ranges.
  

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  Provide full-time access to suitable local transportation for the Campaign Manager during the Field-Based Component of the Pride Campaign.
  

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  Cover internet and telephone costs incurred by the Campaign Manager while maintaining the distance-learning component of the Project, and other miscellaneous administrative costs such as photocopying, faxing, phone calls, and mail.
  

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  Assign a mentor (Diane Vice) to help guide the Campaign Manager (during the Field-Based Component of the Pride Campaign). The mentor will review important project documents (including this project plan), as well as monthly reports from the Campaign Manager and the Pride Campaign’s financial reports. The mentor will serve as a source of support to the Campaign Manager during the Project, and may contact Rare at anytime with any questions or concerns.
  

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  Finance any visa fees, airport departure taxes or local fees that are not specified specifically under Rare’s contribution.
  

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  Provide Campaign Manager transportation to and from the airport of departure
  

Finally, Diane Vice has committed to identifying resources to support the program in its follow up phase including the production of additional materials if required. This Project Plan provides documentary evidence of the first phase of the Guahan Pride Project outlining how threats to Guam where identified and ground-truthed, how the sources of these threats were validated and prevailing behaviors identified. It describes the processes used to develop concept models and rank threats, as well as how and why the audience was segmented and messages created. The project objectives set out in this plan and the monitoring strategies outlined have been reviewed by key stakeholders and the entire plan has been read and approved by the Director of Guam Department of Agriculture.

2.2 Other groups working on (or having an interest in) Guam and proposed conservation areas:

To coordinate wildlife restoration efforts on Guam, GDAWR’s Wildlife Section works closely with other agencies, including:

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  Funding sources and/or technical assistance such as: US Department of Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Dept of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, Fisheries Section of GDAWR, Guam Division of Forest and Soil Resources, US Dept of Agriculture APHIS/ Wildlife Services, US Geological Survey.
  

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  Landowners and Signatories on the Safe Harbor Agreement for “Ko’ko’ for Cocos Project” including Cocos Island Resort, Guam Department of Parks and Recreation and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
  

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  Regulatory agencies such as Guam Environmental Protection Agency.
  

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  In-kind donations and support by Guam Visitor’s Bureau, Guam Telephone Authority, GuamCell.
  

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  Guidance and cooperation on captive breeding programs via the American Zoological Association.
  

2.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix

The research conducted for the background section of this Project Plan helped to identify stakeholders who might provide additional insights into the threats facing Guam and who might play a valuable role in developing an outreach campaign to build awareness, as well as change attitudes and behaviors. Stakeholders are defined as those individuals or groups that may positively, negatively, directly or indirectly affect the campaign site in some significant way or another.

In general, past experience has shown that conservation efforts without public input have not been as successful as expected. Without the involvement of key stakeholders, conservation projects were ultimately more costly and less productive. Soliciting views and defining together through dialogue and collaboration helps managers become familiar with the various stakeholders positions regarding issues and activities that could have an impact on the site. Individuals were identified that could contribute to such dialogue. This matrix was used to identify participants who were invited to an initial planning meeting where threats to Guam’s native terrestrial wildlife were identified and discussed. The following stakeholders were identified and invited.

Table 1 – Stakeholder Matrix

No	Participant/ Stakeholder Organisation/ Affiliation	Sector: (Private, NGO, Government, Individual, Education etc.)	Name	Key Issues of organization/ person	Stakeholder’s Contribution (what the stakeholder may bring to the meeting)	Stakeholder’s Interest/Motive (what the meeting can give to stakeholder)
1	Project Lead, Guam Captive Breeding Program	Local Government	Suzanne Medina	Native wildlife restoration, grant funding issues	potential for buy in/endorsement, knowledge in government structural issues, budget for development project	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area, get input directly from community level
2	Biologist	Local Government	Caplan Anderson	Captive breeding	Biological concerns for the species	Captive and wild Welfare issues of species and habitat
3	NOAA Coral Reef Management Fellow	Federal Government	Elaina Todd	Aquatic issues regarding, People, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Ingenuity Science, Service, and Stewardship	To understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs	comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions
4	Forester	Local Government	Bel Soliva	Knowledge of reforestation techniques and native plants	potential for buy in/endorsement, knowledge in government structural issues, budget for development project	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area
5	Guam Visitor’s Bureau	Local Government	Amy Pangelinan	Maximizing tourism and conservation efforts,	Tourism endorsement, future prospects, community outlook	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area, get input directly from community level
6	Chief Conservation Officer	Law Enforcement	Mike Reyes	Law enforcement regarding conservation issues	knowledge in law enforcement and conservation in the area	support and cooperation in finding ways to reduce destructive practices
7	Marianas Audubon Society	NGO	Pat Rankin	community access to nature resource, community participation, nature resource management	potential for collaboration, knowledge on key contacts in media and community in each village,	project benefit for the birding community
8	NOAA	Federal Government	Chuck Retorman	Aquatic issues regarding, People, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Ingenuity Science, Service, and Stewardship	understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs	informed society that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions
9	GAIN	NGO	Karon Johnson	Feral animal issues, environment destruction/ degradation, legalities within the area	Legal advice on current laws and legislation	Insight regarding causation and community impression of feral animal problems, legalities
10	The Nature Conservancy	NGO	Trina Leberer	knowledge of community empowerment program	buy in, knowledge on community's problem, skills and experience in community gathering/mobilization	alternative in creating project proposal, might get new perspectives on project planning and implementation
No	Participant/ Stakeholder Organisation/ Affiliation	Sector: (Private, NGO, Government, Individual, Education etc.)	Name	Key Issues of organization/ person	Stakeholder’s Contribution (what the stakeholder may bring to the meeting)	Stakeholder’s Interest/Motive (what the meeting can give to stakeholder)
11	Guam Visitor Bureau	Marketing Officer	Felix S. Reyes	visitor number, new business prospect	trend in tourist visitation and itinerary	nature resources as tourism attraction, expanding markets
12	Private Consultant	Individual	Peggy Denny	Recycling/ composting issues	Knowledge of public outreach, contacts, networking with communities	Recycling specific education materials and activities
13	Fisherman/Hunter	Individual	Chris Jones	fishing and hunting issues	fishing technology and tools, traditional insight	improve tools and technology in fishing, alternative food technology, traditional resources usage
14	Guam Costal Resources Management	Government	Romina King	Knowledge of coastal issues and procedures, community organization	knowledge in environment issues in the area, environment perspectives from young generation, potential collaboration for youth activities	ideas and design for youth activities, increase young generation role in nature conservation
15	NOAA	Federal Government	Valerie Brown	Aquatic issues regarding, People, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Ingenuity Science, Service, and Stewardship	understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs	informed society that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions
16	Private Contractor	Individual	Anne Marie Gawal	Local community input	Military insight	incorporate traditional knowledge and practices in this project
17	Teacher	Individual	Jen Farley	school curriculum, conservation/environment material, quality of educational tools, quality of public education	educational quality and condition at present	education material and activity
18	National Park Service	Federal Government	Allison Palmer	helps communities preserve and enhance important local heritage and close-to-home recreational opportunities	provides a living model for other nations wishing to establish and manage their own protected areas	sharing what we've learned, and gaining knowledge from the experience of others
19		Individual	Roland Quitugua	Local community input	Local community input	incorporate traditional knowledge and practices in this project
20	Teacher	Individual	Linda Tatreau	school curriculum, conservation/environment material, quality of educational tools, quality of high school	educational quality and condition at present	education material and activity
21	Biologist	Federal Government	James Standford	Federal government agency endorsement	Knowledge of current invasive species research, rapid response procedures	Interagency cooperation, capacity building
No	Participant/ Stakeholder Organisation/ Affiliation	Sector: (Private, NGO, Government, Individual, Education etc.)	Name	Key Issues of organization/ person	Stakeholder’s Contribution (what the stakeholder may bring to the meeting)	Stakeholder’s Interest/Motive (what the meeting can give to stakeholder)
22	Director, Northern Soil & Water	Local Government	Frank Eclaven	Environmental terrestrial issues	innovative approach for addressing the Island's water resource issues	Interagency cooperation, capacity building, public awareness, Establishing executive and legislative support, landowner issues
23	Military	US Navy	Mark Defley	Military issues	Military agenda and perspective	Coordination of efforts especially regarding restoration on military lands
24	Student	Individual	Ashley Martinez	Student involvement in environmental issues	Youth perspective	Stewardship for youth
25	Professor	University of Guam	Ross Miller	school curriculum, conservation/environment material, quality of educational tools, quality of graduate students	Knowledge, research of invasive species, educational quality and condition at present	education material and activity
26	Dept. of Parks & Rec.	Local Government	Joseph W. Duenas	representing stakeholder of Cocos Island	Cultural/historic preservation issues	Maintains Dano Park, public side of Cocos Island, logistical assistance
27	National Park Service	Federal Government	Mark Capone	helps communities across America preserve and enhance important local heritage and close-to-home recreational opportunities	provides a model for other nations wishing to establish and manage their own protected areas	sharing what we've learned, and gaining knowledge from the experience of others
28	Biologist/Resource user	Local Government	Jeffrey Quitugua	Wildlife restoration	Technical expertise, local perspective	Capacity building, cooperation
29	Cocos Island Resort – Employee Representative	Private company	Larry Mullikin	Representing stakeholder of Cocos Island	Logistical support and access	Technical expertise on environmental issues in the area, increased tourism
30	Cocos Island Resort – General Manager	Private company	Renny Loren	Representing stakeholder of Cocos Island	Logistical support and access	Technical expertise on environmental issues in the area, increased tourism
31	Teacher	Individual	Ellen Petra	school curriculum, conservation/environment material, quality of elementary education	Elementary educational quality and condition at present	Elementary education material and activity
32	Village Head & Staff	Community Representative	Mayor Sherry Chargulaf	Merizo community concerns	Local community input	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area, get input directly from community level
33	Chamorro Nation	Individual	Trini Torres	Chamorro rights	Local community input	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area, get input directly from community level, use of traditional methods
No	Participant/ Stakeholder Organisation/ Affiliation	Sector: (Private, NGO, Government, Individual, Education etc.)	Name	Key Issues of organization/ person	Stakeholder’s Contribution (what the stakeholder may bring to the meeting)	Stakeholder’s Interest/Motive (what the meeting can give to stakeholder)
34	teacher	Individual	Kathy Candaso	school curriculum, conservation/environment material, quality of elementary education	Elementary educational quality and condition at present	Elementary education material and activity
35	Retiree	Individual	Buck Cruz	Merizo community concerns	Local community input	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area, get input directly from community level
36	Retiree	Individual	Tom Barcinas	Merizo community concerns	Local community input	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area, get input directly from community level
37	Guam Legislature	Community Representative	Senator Jimmy V. Espaldon	Community and legislative concerns regarding Judiciary, Natural Resources, Infrastructure, and Cultural Affairs	Legislative experience, insight into tourism, maritime, military, veterans and foreign affairs	Insight into environmental issues on the community level
38		Individual	Viqui Gayer	Animal rights/welfare	Local community input	alternatives in creating government proposal/ project for developing the area, get input directly from community level

Absent/Held Focal Conversation

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