Vanuatu National Biosecurity Policy 2016-2030

1. Effective and efficient service delivery

2. Establishing firm linkages with stakeholders (other Government departments, local authorities, communities, farmers, etc.)

3. Recognise and utilise community authorities to support effective border control management THEMATIC AREAS 1) Institutional set up and Governance The Department of Biosecurity Vanuatu is tasked with the insurmountable task of managing all the borders of Vanuatu with the meagre resources 52 personnel and an annual budget of approximately VT115 million. There are over six declared international port of entry and the Department’s task is to ensure no harmful organisms enter the country through these entry point. Officers are strategically stationed at these ports to ensure biosecurity measures and upheld at all times. The efficiency and the effectiveness of service delivery requires a competent workforce for the Biosecurity Vanuatu and the standard of the service delivery of Biosecurity Vanuatu requires adequate facilities, and equipment to manage borders to prevent entry and establishment of foreign plants, animal and human pests and diseases. The offices include the ports in Port Vila, Luganville, Tanna, Aneityum, Malekula, and Sola on Vanua Lava. 2) Border Management The biggest threat to Vanuatu’s biosecurity is entry of any foreign organisms through its borders. It is crucial our island borders are managed in a strict and effective manner to keep all the nasty pest and disease organisms out of our island shores. 7 In order to maintain vigilance at the border, Biosecurity Vanuatu has a team of dedicated officers, joined by Customs and Immigration, screen all incoming crafts, passengers, goods and their documentations. Their task must be enhanced with proper skills, equipment and financing to keep Vanuatu free from all harmful organisms. 3) Trade Facilitation Trade between Vanuatu and its trading partners are facilitated in accordance with national and internationally recognised trading rules. Trade must continue to be enhanced so Vanuatu can expand its trade in its agricultural products. To improve and maintain market access for Vanuatu products, it has to facilitate and enhance trade between Vanuatu and its trading partners in accordance with national laws and international trading rules, including market access negotiations, import risk assessments, inspection and treatment and certification. 4) Meat Inspection Meat inspection service is vital to food safety. All meat slaughtered and sold in the urban areas of Vanuatu are subject to inspection and monitoring to ensure our people are eating meat that is has been processed according to certain safety standards and is safe for human consumption. To maintain this service, it is vital that the offices receive appropriate level of training, equip with proper safety gear and tools to perform their duties effectively. 5) Veterinary Service Vanuatu has an efficient and effective veterinary service which ensures our animals are healthy and safe. It is crucial that Vanuatu trains its own human resource personnel to fil these posts in future. To ensure our animals are safe, the service must institute effectively strategies to manage zoonotic diseases including containment and eradication of unwanted organisms. The service must ensure that the current trade in animal products are maintained and Vanuatu seeks additional markets for its animal products. The Government must support its students to train in animal health and veterinary science in recognised institutions in the region. 6) Plant Health Vanuatu needs an efficient and effective plant health system which ensures our crops and the environment are safe from destructive pests and diseases. To effectively manage plant pests and diseases, Vanuatu must continue to maintain good border vigilance and regular surveillance and monitoring on all the major producing islands. 7) Pesticides and industrial chemicals Management 8 Pesticides and industrial chemicals pose a great threat to human health and the environment, yet their importation, use and discharge of empty containers and unused chemicals are very loosely managed. It is imperative that a better management mechanisms is instituted to manage this and avoid future disasters. Biosecurity Vanuatu, working with other stakeholders must explore existing legal frameworks government the management of pesticides and industrial chemicals to help protect the livelihood of Vanuatu citizens and the environment. 8) Value of Services All services rendered by Biosecurity Vanuatu are efficiently delivered and meet the expectations of the client. The delivery of services by Biosecurity Vanuatu must be conducted in an effective and efficient manner 9) Financing Funds allocated to Biosecurity Vanuatu are spent on planned activities and achieve the desires results. The Department must adopt prudent financial management strategies to maximise the use of its allocated annual budget. 10) Biosecurity Corporation Biosecurity Vanuatu becomes a government state owned enterprise State owned enterprises in Vanuatu have a bad reputation for performing poorly. In order not to reciprocate what others have done, the Government must institute relevant legal framework and operational systems for Biosecurity Vanuatu to become a successful government corporate entity. 11) Linkages and Obligations: National, Regional and International Biosecurity Vanuatu must establish linkages with national and international institutions to promote mutual understanding on biosecurity measures and establish cooperation to improve trading relations. In order to achieve this the Department must seek out and lobby with potential institutions and governments to establish cooperation and bilateral agreements with them. 12) Research Research is central to acquiring new and innovative ideas and methods to function and promote growth. Biosecurity Vanuatu must undertake its own research to find out what pest organisms are present in the country and to explore best methods of managing these organisms. The Department must join the rest of the world to explore other treatment options to facilitate trade in agricultural products. In order to achieve this the Department must conduct research or have access to good scientific data to utilise and to deliver its services. 9 13) Communication, Training and ICT Biosecurity Vanuatu is equipped with ICT systems and technology to deliver fast and efficient services to its clients. To become ICT savvy the Department must engage with relevant line agencies in government and with other stakeholders to raise its level of competency to deliver its services in today’s electronic world. The Department must become well versed with information technology tools that will help it facilitate trade, manage our border control and pests and diseases. 14) Woman and People with Special Abilities Biosecurity Vanuatu recognises the contribution of women and people with special abilities in the development of our nation. In order to achieve this the Department must recognise and respect gender issues in its workforce. 15) Climate Change The increased impacts of pest damage to crops, the environment due to climate change pose a great threat to the livelihood of Vanuatu citizens. A collaborative effort by all stakeholders is required to mitigate against damages caused by pests and disease due to favourable climatic conditions as a result of climate change. 16) Monitoring and evaluation Compliance to Biosecurity legislations, systems and procedures must be monitored, evaluated. The result of these activities can then be used to identify weaknesses and to strengthen and improve service delivery. The Department must develop monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for all Biosecurity activities and services. 10 Biosecurity Action Log Frame The Biosecurity Action Log Frame is the implementation matrix of the National Biosecurity Policy. It sets out the actions and strategies the Biosecurity Vanuatu and its stakeholders need to protect Vanuatu’s border and facilitate trade. The log frame provides the strategy, broad action, potential resourced required for delivery, intended outcome, early indicators, lead and supporting agency and priority. The NBP is from 2016 – 2030 and not every activity can be achieved immediately. The priority column allocates intended timeframe for delivery of outcomes. Short Term Medium Term Long Term 1 – 3 years 4 – 9 years 10 – 15 years 11 Thematic Area: INSTITUTIONAL SET UP AND GOVERNANCE Objective Biosecurity Vanuatu is adequately resourced and managed to deliver its services effectively Directive Establish and strengthen the biosecurity Department to manage legislations and systems, employment of competent workforce and engagement with regional and international Biosecurity and financial institutions Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding

1. Biosecurity a. Strengthen the  Biosecurity Improved Documented Lead: BV Vanuatu must administration of systems administration of biosecurity systems Support: MALFFB, function with Biosecurity Vanuatu documents Biosecurity Vanuatu available PSC, MFEM sound and up-to- through improved  Finance date laws, management operating systems systems and networks b. Harmonise  Enacted Biosecurity laws Harmonised laws Lead: BV Biosecurity related Biosecurity Bill harmonised Support: SLO, laws  Finance MALFFB,DEPC, CIR, DoH, DoT, DoA, VIPA 12 c. Revise and improve  Biosecurity Improved Completed set of Lead: BV Biosecurity operational biosecurity documented Support: SPC, IWG operational systems systems operational systems improved biosecurity  Financing to systems improve systems d. Revise agricultural  Agricultural fees Updated Agricultural Gazetted agricultural Lead: BV fees and prescribe  Stakeholder fees fees Support: MALFFB, reasonable and engagement SLO, MFEM justifiable service fees e. Establish an  Biosecurity Electronically Number of Lead: BV electronic web- certification generated certificates and Support: OGCIO based certification systems certificates and permits issued system  Funding required permits f. Adopt private sector  Biosecurity Biosecurity Vanuatu Availability of audit Lead: BV business model management managed as a reports Support: MALFFB, system business enterprise IWG  Financing to implement g. Formalise  Meetings and Established Signed agreement Lead: BV cooperation with discussion cooperation documents available Support: MALFFB, recognised notes/drafts SLO, Recognised stakeholders or  Stakeholder industries. industry working engagement groups to advance biosecurity mandates in Vanuatu 13 h. Set up networking  Meetings and Networking groups  Term of Lead: BV and assistance discussion established in reference of Support: groups in Provinces notes/drafts provinces Networking MALFFB,MOIA,  Provincial groups in Provincial structures provinces governments available  Networking groups established and functional

2. Emergency a. Develop a  Emergency pest Updated and Existence of Lead: BV response plan is a harmonised response plan harmonised emergency pest Support: SLO, fundamental emergency response  Financing emergency pest response plan (EPRP) MALFFB, NDMO principle of pest plan  Biosecurity response plan . management and Vanuatu (BV) containment legislations b. Regularly update the  Emergency pest Regular update of Updated version of Lead: BV ERP response plan EPRP EPRP document Support: MAFFB,  Finance NDMO, IWG  Biosecurity legislations c. Establish an  EPRP EPRP committee  Members of the Lead: BV Emergency Response  BV legislations established Emergency Support: MAFFB, Committee Response Plan NDMO, IWG Committee appointed  Terms of reference of the members of EPRP available 14 d. Initiate an  EPRP Pest population is  Evidence that Lead: BV emergency response  Finance managed the pest is Support: DEPC, for incursion of a  Human resource eradicated or SPC, IWG, major pest or the and equipment managed NDMO,MALFFB, resurgence of a pest  BV legislations  Report of the Emergency as determined by a pest response Response Plan risk analysis operation is Committee made available e. Conduct regular  EPRP Refresher trainings Report on the Lead: BV refresher trainings  Finance on emergency refresher trainings Support: SPC on emergency response conducted available response systems

3. A well trained and a. Recruit qualified and  PSC recruitment Personnel qualified Letter of Lead: BV competent well trained personnel process in Biosecurity work appointment of Support: MALFFB, workforce is into Biosecurity  Finance to are recruited qualified Biosecurity PSC, MFEM, IWG crucial for Vanuatu remunerate staff Officers from PSC effective service b. Engage with regional  Current Capacity building Number of officers Lead: BV delivery and international membership of arrangements trained Support: SPC, PSC, institutions to provide Biosecurity between Biosecurity MALFFB, regional specialised training for Vanuatu to Vanuatu and and international Biosecurity Officers regional and training providers partners international Biosecurity institutions  Finance c. Provide specialized  Specialised training Specialised trainings  Acquired Lead: BV training for biosecurity institutions conducted for certificates of Support: PSC, personnel  Finance Biosecurity Officers competencies MALFB, IWG  Training report available 15 d. Conduct awareness  Biosecurity Awareness and Number of Lead: BV and workshops for systems workshop trainings awareness and Support: MALFFB, stakeholders and line  Finance conducted workshops DEPC, DoA, CIR, agencies on conducted DLiv, Tourism biosecurity matters e. Conduct regular  Biosecurity Refresher trainings Number of refresher Lead: BV refresher trainings for systems conducted trainings conducted Support: MALFFB, Biosecurity personnel  Refresher training annually IWG calendar  Finance f. Enforce performance  PSC staff manual  Staff performance  All staff Lead: BV targets, monitoring and PSC Act monitored performance Support: and discipline  Finance  Staff performance appraised MALFF,PSC evaluated against annually targets  Staff performance reports available g. Develop Biosecurity  PSC staff manual Biosecurity human Endorsed human Lead: BV Vanuatu human  Biosecurity resource resource Support: MALFFB, resource development management development plan development plan PSC plan system completed

4. A well-resourced a. Establish well  Biosecurity Proper office  Existence of Lead: BV Department will equipped offices in management facilities established Biosecurity Support: MALFFB, deliver efficient urban and rural systems offices PSC,MFEM, IWG services as centres  Financing  Record of expected by its  Availability of land government clienteles space assets 16 b. Establish adequate  Biosecurity Adequate Plant and  Plant and animal Lead: BV plant and animal systems Animal Health laboratory Support: health laboratory  Financing laboratory facilities facilities MFEM,IWG facilities in Luganville  Availability of land established established and functional c. Establish adequate  Biosecurity Biosecurity Biosecurity Lead: BV inspection facilities at management inspection facilities inspection facilities Support: seaports, airports, systems established at the established and MFEM,IWG importers and exports  Financing airports, seaport, operational premises  Availability of land importers and exporters premises d. Establish adequate  Biosecurity Biosecurity Biosecurity Lead: BV treatment facilities at management treatment facilities treatment facilities Support: seaports, airports, systems established at the established and MFEM,IWG importers and exports  Financing airports, seaport, functional premises  Availability of land importers and exporters premises e. Establish and utilise  Financing Scanning machines Evidence of scanning Lead: BV adequate scanning  Scanning established at machines Support: technologies to technologies seaports and established at MALFFB,MFEM, profile passengers suppliers and airports seaports and airports SPC and goods at seaports contacts and airports f. Establish proper  Financing Incineration facilities Evidence of Lead: BV incineration facilities  Incinerator established in Port- incineration facilities Support: in Port Vila and suppliers and Vila and Luganville established and MALFFB,MFEM, Luganville contacts functional in Port- SPC  Land space Vila and Luganville 17 Thematic Area: BORDER MANAGEMENT Objective: Vanuatu borders are secured to prevent the entry and establishment of exotic plants, animal, and human pest and disease Directive: In collaboration with national and international partners, protect Vanuatu from introduction of exotic terrestrial and aquatic plant, animal and human pest and diseases Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding Airport (International) a. Review and update Technical expert to Procedure reviewed Updated procedures Lead: BV airport passenger review procedures every 2 years available at all Support: AVL, SPC, clearance airports DCA, IWG procedures regularly b. Review and update Technical expert to Procedure reviewed Updated procedures Lead: BV import procedures review procedures every 2 years available at all Support: BV, SPC for airfreight goods airports c. Develop inspection Technical expert to Specific work  Work instructions Lead: BV, MALFFB procedures for develop work instructions available available at all Support: AVL, agricultural goods procedures to all staff airports MFEM and other risk goods 18 d. Install X-ray  Financing  X-ray machines in  Number of X ray Lead: BV scanning  X- ray scanning Port Vila and machine installed Support: technologies at all technologies Santo repaired  Number of X-ray Municipalities, airports  New X-ray machine MIA machines on functional Tanna and in Port Vila e. Allocate appropriate Inspection areas in Biosecurity clearance Number of airports Lead: BV and sufficient areas international airports, areas in airports and With inspection Support: PSC, as biosecurity cargo terminals, and in cargo terminals areas MALFFB, MFEM clearance area at inspection bench in airports arrival areas f. Allocate appropriate  Designated waste  Waste disposal  Number of ports Lead: BV and sufficient areas management area area allocated at of entry with Support: at all ports of entry  Install incinerator all ports of entry waste Environment unit for biosecurity at all ports of entry  New incinerator management waste management machine for area Santo, Sola,  Number of Tanna, Aneityum incinerator At the ports of entry g. Improve capacity to Trained BV officers on  Trained officers  Number of Lead: BV, AVL manage trade of CITIES regulations at all airports trainings Support MIPU, goods under CITES  Number of provided MALFFB at airports officers trained  Number of items and equipped (CITIES) with skills to inspected manage CITES matters 19 h. Employ sufficient Review structure International Number of trained Lead: BV number of trained to reflect aircraft airports in Vanuatu officers officers to manage arrivals in ports of manned by trained airport duties entry officers i. Conduct refresher  Finance to fund Trainings provided Number of refresher Lead : BV training for training in Vanuatu trainings provided Support: MOH,CIR, Biosecurity Officers  Trainers to run regularly training j. Enhance Biosecurity  Food (Control) Act All matters in Food  Improved Lead : BV inspection to cover  Meat inspection (Control) Act under enforcement of Support: MOH,CIR, food safety under procedures Codex are managed the Food the Food (Control)  Financing by BV (Control) Act  Number of trained food safety inspectors a. Regularly revise and  Technical personal International Revised operations Lead: BV Sea Port update international  Revised vessel clearance manual in all sea Support: SPC (International) vessels biosecurity international procedures ports management vessels biosecurity reviewed every 2 systems in management years accordance with systems seaport  Financing to cover management review of systems systems b. Regularly revise and  Technical personal International Number of sea ports Lead: BV update inspection  Revised sea port clearance procedure with inspection Support: SPC procedures for import operations reviewed every 2 manuals imports through the manual years port  Funds to cover revision 20 c. Establish inspection  Export inspection Sea ports with Number of X-ray Lead: BV procedures for manuals scanning facilities machines Support: MALFFB, agricultural produce  Inspection Environment and other risk goods equipment destined for export d. Establish X-ray Funds to purchase X- Scanning facilities Number of sea ports Lead: BV scanning ray machine available with X-ray machines Support: MALFFB, technologies at sea Environment ports e. Establish Land allocated to Improved waste Waste management Lead: BV appropriate waste manage waste management areas at all ports of management areas entry at sea ports f. Enhance capacity to  CITIES inspection Officers capable of Number of Lead: BV manage CITES manual identifying CITIES inspections and Support: DIA, compliance at sea  Financing to train regulated items interception Municipalities, DEP ports personnel g. Establish proper Designated biosecurity Inspection duties at Area secured for Lead : BV biosecurity inspection areas sea ports are biosecurity Support: DEP clearance areas at conducted in inspections sea port terminals designated areas only h. Employ sufficient Financing to fund Efficient and Number of qualified Lead : BV number of trained additional recruitment professional service officers Support: DEP officers to manage sea port duties 21 i. Enhance permit Allocated office at sea Permits prepared  Number Lead: BV processing system to ports and issued at the incoming goods, Support: MIPU, enable issuance and wharf office craft and people PaH payment of  Revenue certificates at sea collected ports  Number of permits issued j. Conduct regular  Trainers Qualified officers Number of staff Lead: BV refresher training  Training manuals stationed at sea trained Support: PSC, for Biosecurity ports MALFFB personnel at the sea port k. Strengthen  Clearance sites Yachts are cleared  Number of yachts Lead: BV biosecurity  Boats on time cleared Support: SPC, clearance for yachts  Revenue MALFFB and luxury yachts collected Post Office a. Regularly revise and  Technical adviser Updated manual Number of goods Lead: BV update postal to review available cleared using Support: SPC, parcels biosecurity Inspection manual clearance MALFFB clearance  Funds to pay for procedures procedures in the technical accordance with adviser Post Office postal management systems b. Regularly revise and Technical advisers to Updated manual and Manual reviewed Lead: BV update inspection review inspection procedures every 2 years Support: SPC, procedures of procedure MALFFB imports at Post Office 22 c. Establish inspection Technical adviser to Updated export Manual reviewed Lead: BV, VPS procedures for review inspection manual every 2 years Support: MALFFB agricultural produce and other risk goods destined for export d. Establish X-ray Funds to purchase X- Scanning facilities X-ray machines Lead: BV, VPS scanning ray machine available established at postal Support: MALFFB technologies at facilities in Vila and Postal facilities in Luganville Port Vila and Luganville e. Enhance capacity to  CITIES inspection Officers capable of Number of Lead: BV manage CITES manual identifying CITIES inspections and Support: MALFFB, compliance at postal  Financing to train regulated items interception Environment facilities personnel f. Employ sufficient Financing to fund Efficient and Number of qualified Lead: BV number of trained additional recruitment professional service officers Support: PSC, officers to manage MALFFB postal facilities g. Enhance permit Allocated office at Permits prepared  Number Lead: BV processing system to postal services and issued at the incoming goods, Support: VPS enable issuance and post office craft and people payment of  Revenue certificates at the collected postal facilities  Number of permits issued 23 h. Conduct regular  Trainers Qualified officers Number of trained Lead: BV, VPS refresher training  Training manuals stationed at sea staff Support: PSC, for Biosecurity ports MALFFB personnel at Post Offices Office Posts (Outlying a. Establish adequate  Offices in locations Effective service Number of officers Lead: BV office facilities at on outlying islands delivery at these out post Support : MALFFB, Islands) ports of entry on  Communications DIA outlying islands equipment  Out boat motors  Moto bike  Truck b. Install X-ray  Financing  X-ray machines  Number of X ray Lead: BV scanning  X- ray scanning installed machine installed Support : MALFFB technologies at technologies  Number of X-ray DIA,VPS outlying island ports machine functional c. Engage selected  Appointment Qualified provincial Number of trained Lead: BV provincial leaders as letters leaders provincial leaders Support: MIA, DPA, Biosecurity  Funds for training MALFFB representatives in communities d. Regularly revise Funding to review Border control Number of clearance Lead: BV border control border control procedures updated in outposts Support: DEPC, procedures for procedures MIA, community Biosecurity activities pillars in the islands 24 e. Establish inspection Allocate finance in Internal Number of Lead: BV procedures for recurrent budget for transhipment of risk inspection Support: DEPC, agricultural produce internal biosecurity goods regulated Conducted MIA, community and other risks from pillars and within the islands to prevent the spread of invasive organism species f. Report to Communication All non-compliant  Number of non- Support: Biosecurity and equipment cruising vessels compliance DEPC,MIA, Police the non- detained and cruising vessels community pillars, compliant cruising penalised  Total funds CIR vessels collected g. Conduct refresher  Finance to All officers and Number of training Lead: BV training on conduct training nominated provincial provided per annum Support: MALFFB, Biosecurity activities officers properly SLO, MFEM, MoIA, trained NDMO, MIPU, MoH, IWG, Community pillars Thematic Area: TRADE FACILITATION 25 Objective: Trade between Vanuatu and its trading partners are facilitated in accordance to the national and internationally recognised standards Directive: Facilitate and enhance trade between Vanuatu and its trading partners in accordance with national laws and international trading rules Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding Market Access: a. Institute best pest Finance for training on Markets access for Number of training Lead: BV Vanuatu must and disease maintaining pathway approved conducted for Support: DARD, enhance its market management compliance commodities and farmers and DOF, DTI, DLiv, access mechanisms to practises and export products are exporters annually Farmers export its products pathways maintained b. Work with identify priority New markets access Number of products Lead: BV stakeholders to products for export proposal negotiated approved for export Support: DoT, DoI, develop market VCCI, farmers, access submissions Vanuatu Overseas for Vanuatu Missions, BV, IWG products to enter new markets c. Revise and update Finance to review Biosecurity systems Copies of updated Lead: BV import and export Quarantine systems are updated biosecurity systems Support: BV, DARD, systems for Vanuatu blong Vanuatu in all offices DLiv, DoF, VFD, SP products 26 d. Explore trade Financing needed to Trade of agricultural Number of trade Lead: BV, opportunities for facilitate discussions goods enhance agreements Support: MALFFB, agricultural, and negotiations established every MoFAET, SPC, livestock and two years importing countries fisheries products through bilateral export arrangements with Vanuatu’s trading partners e. Manage biosecurity Finance review export Professional Number of approve Lead: BV export licensing procedure management of companies and Support: VCCI, systems in an export facilities export facilities IWG, exporters effective manner to improve Vanuatu’s export pathways Import Risk Analysis: a. Develop an import Finance to fund the User friendly pest Number of BV offices Lead: BV risk assessment development of an risk assessment With PRA manual Support : MALFFB Tools, including import manual for plants, import risk manual risk assessment, used animals, plant assessment manual for assessing risks products and animal and training associated with pest products and other entry into a new articles that pose a territory or state must biosecurity risk to be deployed at all Vanuatu times. b. Regularly revise and  IRA manual Updated procedure Number of review Lead: BV update Import Risk  Finance to review available to staff and conducted Support: SPC Analysis (IRA) IRA stakeholders process 27 c. Conduct transparent Finance for training of Staff properly Number of import Lead: BV and thorough import Biosecurity officers on trained on import risk assessment Support: SPC risk analysis and import risk risk assessment trainings conducted import protocol assessment every five years processes d. Allow import access Finance to assess Products for imports Number of products Lead: BV for agricultural products for are properly approved for import Support: SPC products from other assessment assessed at the every two years Pacific Island country of origin Countries based on proper import risk analyses Treatment and a. Equip Biosecurity Adequate Finance to Established List of treatment Lead: BV certification: Vanuatu with upgrade and maintain treatment facilities equipment in stock Support: MFEM, Traded articles that adequate treatment treatment facilities in the main trading and in use IWG pose a risk to and fumigation ports agriculture and facilities environment of Vanuatu and its trading partners must be subjected to some form of treatment and certification. b. Regularly revise and Treatment procedures Auditing of  Annual audit Lead: BV update standard treatment and report Support: SPC, IWG operating fumigation  Records of repair procedures for procedures and and maintenance treatment and facilities fumigation 28 c. Conduct refresher  Qualified trainer  Qualified trainer Number of refresher Lead: BV trainings on  Training manuals or staffer training provided Support: BV, SPC, treatment and identified every 2 years IWG fumigation  Refresher procedures for trainings Biosecurity Officers conducted and its clients d. Uphold strict health Training on safety Work and safety Health and safety Lead: BV and safety requirements are records Support: IWG, guidelines to protect upheld at all times MFEM the health of treatment and fumigation officers e. Conduct regular  Appointed Work and safety Health and safety Lead: BV medical checks for physician to requirements are records Support: MOH, treatment and conduct health upheld at all times Appointed fumigation officers checks Physician, MALFFB  Medical records f. Explore possibility to Competent and  Experience in Operating license Lead: BV outsource treatment qualified operator treatment an awarded Support: MALFFB and fumigation fumigation activities  Subject to rigorous auditing g. Establish testing Finance for testing  Legal framework  Date of gazetting Lead: BV facilities in Provinces facilities (kava, meat) implemented by of Biosecurity Act Support: SLO, BV  Number of MALFFB  Traded and testing facilities consumable in Provinces goods meets requirements 29 30 Thematic Area: MEAT INSPECTION Objective: All traded meat products are handled according to national and international food safety requirements and are safe for human consumption Directive: Vanuatu is producing and consuming safe meat products 31 Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding Meat Inspection a. Revise Meat  Personnel Amended Meat Amended Act is Lead: BV The service must Industry Act and expertise Industry Act passed gazetted Support: SLO, DLiv, provide an effective harmonise with  Stationary, in parliament MALFFB and efficiency Food (Control) Act Resources inspection service.  Recurrent Budget b. Slaughter facilities in  Personnel Developed standard SOP is adhered to by Lead: BV Port Vila and expertise operations stakeholders Support: Luganville will  Stationary procedures (SOP) Slaughterhouses, operate according to  Current Resources LIWG the same standard  Recurrent Budget operating procedures c. Introduce and  Personnel Developed standard  SOP introduced Lead: BV enforce the same expertise operations to butcheries Support: standard operating  Stationary procedures (SOP)  Training on SOP Butcheries, DLiv, procedure in rural  Recurrent Budget conducted in 6 LIWG and urban  Current resources provinces butcheries d. Regularly update  Current resources Slaughter and meat Documented Lead: BV slaughter and meat  Personnel inspection evidence of review Support: inspection expertise procedures reviewed every two years Slaughterhouses, operational  Stationary Butcheries, DLiv, procedures LIWG e. Expand SOP to  Personnel Traceability Traceability Lead: BV include an expertise component component enforced Support: animal/product  Current Resources developed Slaughterhouses, 32 traceability Butcheries, DLiv, component LIWG f. Support the animal  Personnel ISO 17025 ISO 17025 Lead: DLiv disease diagnostic expertise requirements are requirements are Support: BV, laboratory in Port  Stationary achieved maintained Slaughterhouses, Vila to attain an ISO  Recurrent Budget Butcheries, LIWG 17025 standard and  Current resources to be able to conduct a minimum of serum testing g. Support animal  Laboratory Swab testings Test results used for BV, DoLiv disease laboratory equipment conducted out hygiene to conduct swab  Funding management testing in meat  expertise purposes in the processing facilities facilties h. Conduct refresher  Personnel A competent  Refresher Lead: BV training on meat expertise workforce that trainings are Support: hygiene for Meat  Stationary guarantees safety of conducted every Slaughterhouses, Inspectors and meat  Current resource meat products for two years Butcheries, DLiv, handlers consumers  Participant are LIWG awarded competency certificates i. Conduct regular  Appointed Work and safety Health and safety Lead: BV medical checks for physician to requirements are records Support: MOH, Meat Inspectors conduct health upheld at all times Appointed checks Physician, MALFFB  Medical records 33 j. Recruit and train  Training provider Additional human 4 additional meat Lead: BV adequate meat  New Project resource are recruit inspectors are recruit Support: PSC, inspectors to Proposal by 2018 MALFFB, MFEM enforce compliance with the Meat Industry Act k. All food businesses  Personnel Developed SOP SOP is adhered to by Lead: BV in urban areas must expertise stakeholders Support: Food have a food safety  stationery Businesses, LIWG standard  Recurrent Budget l. Expand biosecurity  Personnel Qualified officers to Number officer Lead: BV inspections to food expertise carry food safety trained Support: MIPU, safety and in  stationery inspection MALFFB accordance with the  Recurrent Budget Food (Control) Act and Codex procedures m. Establish adequate  Personnel Developed animal SOP is adhered to by Lead: BV animal waste expertise waste management stakeholders Support: management system  Stationary system Slaughterhouses,  Recurrent Budget Butcheries, DLiv, LIWG Thematic Area: VETERINARY SERVICE 34 Objective: Vanuatu has an efficient and effective veterinary service Directive: Effectively managing zoonotic diseases, oversee meat hygiene and market access activities Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding a. Develop animal  Stationary Workshops and Document released BV, DoLiv, LIWG Animal Health diseases  Computer trainings carried out management  Expertise systems for Vanuatu b. Create animal  Computer Database created Information entered Lead: BV diseases database  Technical expert to into database Support: Livestock for Vanuatu develop the farmers, DLiv, LIWG database c. Regularly revised  Stationary and Animal health Utilise information Lead: BV and update the office equipment management system for policy and Support: Livestock animal health  Vehicle is revised and progressing animal farmers, DLiv, LIWG management system  Sufficient updated regularly health issues budgetary allocation d. Conduct regular  Vehicle Updated pest and Utilise information Lead: BV animal diseases  Sampling kits disease list for policy and Support: Livestock surveillance progressing animal farmers, DLiv, LIWG  Donor funding  Expertise health issues 35 e. Diagnose animal  Vehicle Records of sick Utilise information Lead: BV diseases and treat  Veterinary drugs animals diagnosed for policy and Support: Livestock animals and treated progressing animal farmers, DLiv, LIWG  Funding  Expertise health issues f. Conduct animal  Veterinary clinic Clinical services Lead: BV health clinical equipment provided to farmers Support: Livestock services  Funding farmers, DLiv, LIWG g. Encourage students  Veterinary and Students undertake At least 2 Ni-Vanuatu Lead: BV, to train as para-veterinary scholarships veterinarians by Scholarships Office veterinarians and Scholarships 2025 Support: DLiv para-veterinarians  Funding for scholarships h. Certify vessels used  Conveyance Conveyance vessels Number of approved Lead: BV, DLiv for live animal certificate certified conveyance vessels Support: Shipping conveyance  Approval of Registry, Livestock conveyance Farmers, LIWG certificate 36 Thematic Area: PLANT HEALTH Objective: Vanuatu has an efficient and effective plant health system Directive: Manage plant pests and diseases effectively to maintain low pest prevalence in Vanuatu Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding 37 Surveillance, trapping a. Establish trapping  Trapping plans  Regular data  Vanuatu Pests Lead: BV and monitoring and monitoring  Trapping collection List Database Support: SPC, PSC, systems systems equipment updated MALFFB, MFEM,  Trapping budget  Plants pests data Funding agencies  Vehicles collected in most islands  Improved pest management strategies developed  Improved pest management information fed back to farmers  Vanuatu crops pests database developed b. Conduct field  Plant health  Continuous  Newly introduced Lead: BV surveillance and expertise collection of pests managed Support: SPC, monitoring activities  Surveillance information  Developed pests MALFFB, MFEM, equipment and  Availability of management Funding agencies apparatus plant health data protocols  Finance available  All collected pests specimens mounted, identified and stored in pests collection 38 a. Conduct pest  Upgrade  Update pest  Evidence of Lead: BV diagnostics activities laboratory facilities information collected pest Support: SPC, in Port Vila to meet specimens MALFFB, Funding ISO 17025 identified and agencies standard stored  Adequate  Improved and laboratory facilities expanded and diagnostic organism equipment specimen  collection  Existing pest databases updated Weed management a. Survey, identify and  Work with the List of weeds is Weed list is used to Lead: BV, DEPC Weeds pose a great compile an official Department of compiled and determine and Support: SPC, threat to agriculture list of noxious weeds Environmental endorsed by all develop MALFFB, MFEM, and the environment. Protection and stakeholders management Funding agencies Conventional control Conservation strategies methods are (DEPC) struggling to suppress  Equipment and the destruction on our instruments livelihoods in  Finance to conduct agriculture, livestock survey farming and the environment. b. Collaborate with the  Work plan  Methods of  Eradication/man Lead: BV, DEPC DEPC to manage or  Field research control is agreed agement plant Support: SPC, eradicate  Management/erad upon by all executed MALFFB, MFEM, problematic weeds ication plan parties  Weed is National Advisory in Vanuatu concerned contained or Board and other  Methods of eradicated Funding agencies management/era dication would 39 include mechanical, cultural, chemical and biological methods Extension Service b. Develop  Field research  Field research  Pest Lead: BV, DEPC Relevant information appropriated pest  Brochures  Brochures and management Support: SPC, that is collected on a management  Information pamphlets strategies are MALFFB, MFEM, pest is analysed and methods booklets in bislama completed and developed National Advisory reported back to field tested  Pest infestation Board and other farmers on their best problems are Funding agencies control practices properly managed c. Training and  Planning with  Field day,  Provide training Lead: BV, DEPC extension Agriculture field workshops on pests Support: SPC, staff conducted diagnostics and MALFFB, MFEM,  Field days and  Management integrated pest National Advisory workshops plans are management Board and other developed  Pests and Funding agencies contained and or eradicated d. Continually update  Plant health  Plant health  Updated version Lead: BV, DEPC operation operational operational of procedures Support: SPC, procedures and systems systems and systems are MALFFB, MFEM, systems  Plant health developed available National Advisory manual  Plant health  Operational Board and other manual produced procedure for the Funding agencies management of pests collection developed  40 Thematic Area: PESTICIDES AND CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT Objective: There is proper use and management of pesticides and industrial chemicals Directive: Institute best management practices for pesticides and industrial chemicals Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding Regulate the import a. Revise and  Current Pesticide Amendment to Amended Pesticides Lead: BV and use of pesticides update the Act Pesticides (Control) Act is gazetted and Support: IWG, SLO, and industrial Pesticide  Financing Act approved by the enforced MALFFB chemicals (Control) Act National Parliament 41 b. Review and  Current Pesticide Revised Pesticide Act Amended Pesticides Lead: BV harmonise the Act approved by Act is gazetted and Support: IWG, SLO, Pesticides  Other chemicals National Parliament enforced MALFFB (Control) Act legislations 1993 and other  Funding availability chemical management laws c. Review  Pesticide Act New Pesticide Letter of Lead: BV membership of  Pesticide Committee members appointment of Support: MALFFB the Pesticides Committee appointed pesticide committee Committee and members members revive the committee d. Register all  Pesticides and Pesticides and Record of Pesticides Lead: BV imported chemicals chemicals approved and chemicals Support: IWG, pesticides and currently imported for import registry available Pesticide industrial  Pesticides and committee chemicals chemical importers  Funding availability e. Provide  Pesticides and Imported pesticides Record of Pesticides Lead: BV approval for chemical importers and chemicals are and chemicals Support: IWG, import of  Financing registered registry available Pesticide pesticides and committee industrial chemicals f. Ensure there Importers of Pesticides and Evidence of proper Lead: Chemical are safe storage pesticides and chemicals approved safe storage facilities importers facilities for chemicals for import for pesticides and pesticides and chemicals 42 industrial Support: BV,IWG, chemicals Pesticide committee g. Provide training  Pesticides and  Training on  Number of Lead: Chemical on safe use of chemicals material safety training delivered importers pesticides and information datasheets annually Support: BV,IWG industrial  Training resources   Pesticides and chemicals available chemicals users  Funding available knowledge and skills improved h. Conduct annual  Pesticides and Pesticides and Inventory list is Lead: BV inventories for chemicals chemicals available Support: Chemical pesticides and information inventories importers, IWG industrial  Pesticides and conducted chemicals chemical importers i. Establish a  Pesticides and List of imported Pesticide and pesticides and chemicals pesticides and industrial chemicals industrial information chemicals compiled database functional chemicals  Pesticides and and utilised import chemical importers database  Funding availability j. Establish waste  Pesticides and Pesticide and Number or weight of Lead: BV management system chemicals industrial chemicals destructed Support: Chemical for used chemicals information waste management pesticides of importers, IWG, and empty chemical  Pesticides and site is identified chemicals and OGCIO, Pesticides containers chemical importers empty containers committee  Funding availability 43 Thematic Area: VALUE OF SERVICES (EFFICACY AND EFFICIENCY) Objectives All services of Biosecurity Vanuatu are efficiently delivered Directives Effectively and efficiently provide Biosecurity services Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Agency Colour Coding a. Improve customer Equipment, qualified Biosecurity services Evidence of less Lead: BV service desk at all Officers and funding delivered efficiently complaints from Biosecurity Offices availability Biosecurity clients 44 Ensure an efficient b. Provide customers Training equipment Biosecurity Officers  Training report Lead: BV Biosecurity service service trainings for and funding knowledge and skills available Support: PSC delivery biosecurity staff availability on customers’  Customer service service improved improved.  Report of training conducted available c. Employ and up skill  Funding availability Biosecurity Officers  Multi-skilled Lead: BV Biosecurity Officers  Up-skilling needs multi-skilled in officers Support: PSC, IWG, for Biosecurity Biosecurity fields performing MALFFB Officers identified diverse tasks d. Provide trainings  Training  Biosecurity  Report of training Lead: BV (local and equipment and Officers trained conducted Support: PSC, international) for funding availability locally and available MALFFB, Biosecurity Officers  Overseas trainings internationally.  Evidence of the Biosecurity availability  Biosecurity improvement of agencies, donor Officer the performance funding agencies knowledge and of Biosecurity skills improved Officers 45 Thematic Area: FINANCING Objective: Funds allocated to Biosecurity Vanuatu are spent on planned activity and achieving the desired results and therefore increased the revenue generation of the Department Directive: Effectively manage Biosecurity funding allocation and assist the department increase its revenue generation Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding

1. Ensure proper a. Develop an efficient Financial regulations Documented Evidence of Lead: BV management of Biosecurity financial processes for documented Support: Biosecurity management system financial financial IWG,MALFFB,MFE budget allocation management management M produced systems available 46 b. Develop realistic Annual budget Biosecurity annual Biosecurity annual Lead: BV annual budgets for availability budget entered into budget approved by Support: Biosecurity Vanuatu VBMS. National Parliament IWG,MALFFB,MFE Biosecurity Vanuatu M operational c. Regularly conduct  Budget ceiling Biosecurity finances Audit report Lead: Auditor Audits on  Vanuatu Budget regularly audited available General Biosecurity finances Management Support: MFEM, System (VBMS) BV available  Annual budget spending

2. Increase a. Develop more  Annual revenue  New revenue  Record of new Lead: BV government revenue target for initiative revenue Support: MFEM, revenue initiatives collection introduced and initiatives IWG, MALFFB collection  Existing Biosecurity applied available fees  Annual revenue  Evidence of the collection increase of increased annual revenue collection b. Revise  Government line  Biosecurity fees  Record of revised Lead: BV Biosecurity fees agencies regularly revised Biosecurity fees Support: MFEM, on regular  Services fees  New fees available IWG, SLO,MALFFB interval approved for  Implementation implementation of revised fees c. Facilitate fees Revenue raised by Record of the Lead: BV transaction with government line amount of revenue Support: MFEM, in line agencies collected by collected for MALFFB, government Biosecurity Vanuatu government line Government line agencies agencies agencies) 47 Thematic Area: BIOSECURITY CORPORATION Objective: Biosecurity Vanuatu becomes a government state owned enterprise Directive: Provide legal framework and operational systems for Biosecurity Vanuatu to be established as a government corporate entity 48 Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding

1. Enable Biosecurity a. Develop new  Funding  Biosecurity  Biosecurity Act Lead: BV Vanuatu to legislations, availability Vanuatu as a (operation as Support: SLO, becomes a state structures and  Legislations government corporation) MALFFB, owned enterprise systems for department approved and MFEM,IWG, PSC Biosecurity abolished registered in the Vanuatu to become  Biosecurity official gazette a corporate entity Vanuatu as a  Biosecurity Corporate entity Vanuatu established operates as a state owned enterprise Thematic Area: LINKAGES AND OBLIGATIONS: NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL Objectives: i. Biosecurity policies and legislation are harmonised with other institutions policies and laws 49 ii. Biosecurity operational standards are compliant to the national and international requirements and obligations iii. bilateral arrangements between Biosecurity Vanuatu and government and non-government organization and international organisations are established Directive: Biosecurity Vanuatu must operate within national laws and international requirements and engaged into agreements with local and international organisations Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding

1. Ensure Biosecurity a. Revise Biosecurity  Biosecurity Biosecurity Revised harmonised Lead: BV harmonisation of legislations and legislations legislations revised Biosecurity Support: SLO, legislations with policies and  Other institutions and harmonised with legislations approved MALFFB other institutions harmonised them legislations other by National policies, laws and with policies and  Funding availability Parliament and Biosecurity laws used by other registered into the operational institutions official gazette standards are compliant to international conventions and standards b. Establish Biosecurity  Biosecurity institutions Newly harmonised Lead: BV operational operational legislations Biosecurity Act Support: SPC, standards that are standards implemented international compliant to  International organizations international conventions conventions and  Funding availability organizations 50

2. Enable Biosecurity a. Enter into  Biosecurity Biosecurity Evidence of Lead: BV linkages and agreement with networking with standards compliant documented Support: MALFFB, collaboration with government and local and to international Biosecurity systems MoFAET, NGOs, other national and NGOs and international conventions compliant to public institutions, international international organizations international SLO, international organizations organisations  Biosecurity conventions organizations membership to local and international organizations  Funding availability b. Establish Linkages  Biosecurity Agreements Evidence of signed between BV and networking with between Biosecurity agreement available Lead: BV climate changes local and Vanuatu and Support: MALFFB, institutions international organisations (local, MoFAET, climate climate changes international) change public organizations established institutions, SLO,  Biosecurity Agreements international membership to between Biosecurity climate change local and Vanuatu and climate organizations international change organisations climate changes (local, international) organizations established  Funding availability c. Create ad-hoc  Existing potential  Ad-Hoc  Evidence of committees to assist members of Ad- Committee to signed with management of Hoc Committee assist the agreement Lead: BV Biosecurity Vanuatu.  Biosecurity management of available Support: SLO, systems Biosecurity  Record of Terms MALFFB  Funding availability established Of Reference of the members of 51  Members of Ad- Ad-Hoc Hoc Committee Committee appointed available  Record of appointment of members of Ad- Hoc Committee available Thematic Area: RESEARCH Objective: Enable Biosecurity access to scientific data, utilise scientific data to deliver services Directive: Conduct research activities, utilise scientific data and publish research results Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding 52 a. Access to  Existing Information and data Record of research Lead: BV information on agricultural pests on research information and data Support: VARTC, national economic  VARTC research compiled and available SPC, regional and pests and diseases data utilised global research  Online research institutions data b. Link Biosecurity with Existing pests data and Pests information Evidence of Lead: BV international information and data accessed by information being Support: SPC, organisation to Biosecurity Vanuatu accessed through international provide update international organisations. information on pest organizations. and disease incidents. Access to research a. Ensure there is  Existing state  Land acquired to  Record of land Lead: BV data and information access to land to lands conduct research being approved Support: conduct research  Funding required  Research trials for research DARD,MALFFB, trials conducted  Land utilised to MLNR, VARTC conduct research b. Conduct research  Pests data and Research outcomes  Research trials Lead: BV trial for the information documented and outcomes Support :DARD, management of  Land availability published available DLiv, VARTC,DEPC plant and animal  Funding required  Research trial pests and diseases  Publishing journals outcomes available implemented  Research paper published by scientific journals c. Document and  Existing research Biosecurity related  Research Leads: VARTC, publish research data and researches outcomes by Food Centre results information conducted in recognised 53  Funding required recognised research institutions Support: Regional institutions available research  Research institutions outcomes published d. Encourage all  Existing policies on  Soil analysis  Soil analysis Lead: BV researches to be the important of laboratories laboratory Support: MPU, conducted in a soil analysis established established DARD recognise institution  Existing standards  Soil analysis  Soil analysis for building laboratory laboratory laboratories. operational operational  Funding required Implement research Establish centre for soil  Availability of soil Soil tested for Report of soil Lead: DARD activities Analysis to test contaminants and analysis available Support:  Testing equipment nutrients VARTC,BV, DARD, required SPC  Funding required Thematic Area: COMMUNICATION,TRAINING AND ICT Objective: 54 To equip Biosecurity Vanuatu with ICT systems to provide information and services Directive: Equip Biosecurity Vanuatu with information and delivery resources and use information technology to facilitate trade, manage border control and pests and diseases. Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding

1. Ensure access to a. Develop and launch  Existing Biosecurity Biosecurity website Evidence of access to Lead: BV Biosecurity Biosecurity Vanuatu information developed and Biosecurity Website Support: OGCIO Information Website  OGCIO network launched Donor funding  Telecommunicatio agency n network  Existing Biosecurity systems b. Establish Biosecurity  Existing Biosecurity Biosecurity Evidence of Lead: BV Information Facility information information facility Biosecurity Support: SPC  OGCIO network developed and Information Facility  Telecommunicatio utilised functional and n network utilised  Existing Biosecurity information c. Provide online  Current ASYCUDA Services and Evidence of Lead: BV services and programme information information and Support: information  Funding required delivered online. services provided OGCIO,SPC  Biosecurity online. information 55 d. Link Customs &  Existing Biosecurity Biosecurity linked to  The link between Lead: BV Biosecurity through information Customs ASYCUDA Biosecurity and Support: Customs single window  Existence multi programme single Customs in and Inland programme of Media medium window. ASYCUDA Revenue, OGCIO ASYCUDA programme operational  Evidence of goods approved for Biosecurity clearance through Customs ASYCUDA programme e. Promote  PSC recruitment Information sharing Evidence of Lead: BV Information sharing guidelines promoted through information sharing Support: OGCIO and awareness using  Funding required multi Media system through multimedia multi Media System system

2. Ensure the a. Recruit BV ICT IT Officers recruited Letter of Lead: BV recruitment of an officers appointment of IT Support: PSC, IT Officers Officers MALFFB, MFEM . 56 Thematic Area: WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES Objective: Biosecurity Vanuatu to recognise the contribution of women and vulnerable groups in the development of our nation Directive: Enforce gender balance in the Biosecurity workforce and provide biosecurity information to people with special abilities Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding

1. Enable the a. Enforce gender  Recruitment Number of male and Evidence of gender Lead: BV recognition of equality in process in PSC staff female Biosecurity equality workforce in Support: MALFFB, women and people Biosecurity manual Officers equal in Biosecurity PSC, MFEM with special need workplace  Funding required Biosecurity sections by Biosecurity Vanuatu b. Provide access of  Existing Biosecurity People with special Biosecurity website Lead: BV information to information abilities and needs and other Support: NGOs people with special  OGCIO and other informed on information medium abilities and needs telecommunicatio Biosecurity matters available n companies network c. Empower more  Availability of More women Letter of Lead: BV women to become qualified women employed as appointment of Support: MALFFB, Biosecurity  Funding required Biosecurity female Biosecurity MFEM, PSC) inspectors Inspectors Inspectors 57 d. Empower people Availability of medium People with special Number of people Lead: BV with special abilities to empower people abilities and needs with special abilities Support: NGOs and needs to with special abilities are involved in and needs participate in and needs to Biosecurity activities participating in biosecurity activities participate in and are informed on Biosecurity activities and to have access Biosecurity activities Biosecurity matters to Biosecurity and get informed on information (BV, Biosecurity matters NGOs) Thematic Area: CLIMATE CHANGE Objective: The cause of increased pest incidences and damage due to climate change factors are mitigated effectively Directive: A collaborative effort by all stakeholders is required to mitigate against damages caused by pests due to pest-favoured climatic conditions 58 Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding

1. Ensure the a. Assess pest impacts  Pests management Pests impact Existence of Lead: BV assessment of and provide advice information assessed and proper documented Support: DARD, pests impact and on appropriate  Availability of mitigation strategies assessment of pests DLiv, VMS, DoF, proper pests mitigation strategies weather are established to damage and VARTC management to manage the information manage pests mitigation strategies mitigation pests.  Funding required for pests developed management b. Develop alternative  Pests management Alternative suitable Existence of Lead: BV strategies that are information pests management documented Support: DARD, suitable to  Funding required strategies are alternative suitable DLiv, VARTC, DoF combating pests developed pests management damages strategies

2. Alternative and a. Demonstrate best  Pests management  Existence of Lead: BV pests management pest management information documented best Support: DARD, best practised practices to farmers  Funding required  Best practise of management DLiv, VARTC, DoF developed and pest practices suitable for disseminated to management pests. stakeholders demonstrated to farmers. b. Assist stakeholders  Pests are managed  Availability of Lead: BV to manage pest  Pests management on stakeholders’ documented pest Support: DARD, incidences on their information properties. management DLiv, VARTC, DoF properties)  Funding required practices  Proofs of pests management at 59 stakeholders properties Thematic Area: MONITORING AND EVALUATION Objectives: i. To monitor the compliance of Biosecurity legislations and the implementation of Biosecurity policies ii. To evaluate and strengthen the implementation of Biosecurity policies Directive: Develop monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for all Biosecurity activities and services Strategy Outputs (Actions) Resources Outcomes Indicator/s Responsible Priority Colour Agency Coding

1. Enable monitoring a. Develop monitoring  Biosecurity Monitoring and Existence of and evaluations and evaluation management Evaluation systems documented Lead: BV systems for systems for systems for Biosecurity monitoring and Support: PSC, Biosecurity Biosecurity services  Funding required activities and evaluation systems MALFFB, IWG Vanuatu and activities services developed for Biosecurity 60 activities and services b. Institute monitoring  Biosecurity Monitoring and  Existence of Lead: BV and evaluation operating systems evaluation documented Support: IWG frameworks into  Funding required frameworks are monitoring and Biosecurity Vanuatu developed evaluation operating frameworks procedures  Report of monitoring and evaluation of Biosecurity operating systems c. Monitor and  Biosecurity Biosecurity Evidence of Lead: BV strengthen operational operational documented Support: IWG operational standards and standards and monitoring standards and systems systems monitored processes of the systems used by  Funding required and strengthened implementation of Biosecurity Vanuatu Biosecurity national (BV,IWG) policies d. Establish evaluation  Biosecurity Evaluation system Report of the Lead: BV system where operational for Private monitoring activities Support: MALFFB, Private institution to standards and institution to IWG, Private monitor BV systems monitor Biosecurity Institutions. performance.  Qualified private performance institutions established.  Funding required

2. Ensure monitoring Monitor the  Biosecurity The implementation  Evidence of Lead: BV and evaluation of implementation of national policy of Biosecurity documented Support: MALFFB the Biosecurity policies  Funding required evaluation IWG 61 implementation of  Biosecurity national policy processes of the Biosecurity policy national monitored implementation of Biosecurity national policies.  Report of the evaluation activities Evaluate the  Biosecurity The implementation Report of the Lead: BV implementation of national policy of Biosecurity monitoring of the Support: MALFFB Biosecurity policies  Funding required national policy is implementation of IWG evaluated Biosecurity policies available Conduct Biosecurity  Biosecurity Annual Biosecurity  Report of the Lead: BV annual meetings. operational Vanuatu meetings evaluation of the Support: MALFFB standards and conducted. implementation systems of Biosecurity  Funding required policies available  Report of the Biosecurity annual meeting available 62 15) Definitions Agricultural products – Products derived from agricultural produce Agriculture fees - Prescribed fees or value charged for services it renders to its clients Agro-products - Products that originate or are derived from agricultural activities Animal breeds – a group of animals of the same class having the same physical traits or characteristics Animal waste management systems – A documented process of handling animal waste Bacteria: An organism that causes infections to plants and animal through the processes of fermentation and decomposition Bilateral agreement: A document rule of engagement to trade between two or more countries Biosecurity: Systems and procedure that protect plants, animal, humans and organism from Biological contaminants Biosecurity clearance areas- Approved areas to conduct Biosecurity Clearance Biosecurity Information Facility: Documented biosecurity operational procedures Biosecurity representative – An officer or person appointed to perform Biosecurity functions Butcheries – a meat outlet facility that prepares and displays meat for sale CITIES – Convention on international trade of endangered species of flora and fauna Community pillars – A set of management or organizational structures in a society Competent workforce: A workforce that is qualified and experienced to deliver and perform duties assigned to under an organizational structure, i.e. Biosecurity Vanuatu Containment - keeping something harmful under control or within limits Conveyance - the action or process of transporting someone or something from one place to another Disease diagnostic laboratory – A facility where clinical specimens collected from animals are tested for evidence of a disease Economic threshold: Density level of a pest population where decision must be taken to manage, eradicate and undertake a particular action Emergency Response Plan: Plan or processes that Biosecurity Vanuatu applies to eliminate or manage the new pests for plants and animals that pose high risk to cause economic or social impact in a specified area, locality or island Environmental disaster: A negative event of pest’s outbreak that has huge economic or social impact on environment Eradication - Complete elimination of an organism (e.g. animal pest or disease) from the environment 63 Exporters: Individual, group of people that move or cause to convey goods from Vanuatu to other countries for personal or commercial purposes. Export Licensing - Documented approval of a person or a group of people to export Food safety: Ways or processes of handling food to ensure that food are not contaminated by bacteria or other infectious organisms that may cause illness to humans Foreign pests: Pests from other countries, region and localities that are foreign to Vanuatu I Fungus: A plant disease that feeds on organic matter and affects plant life through wilting and yellowing of leaves and rotting of roots Importers: Individual, group of people that move or cause to convey goods from other countries into Vanuatu for personal or commercial purposes Incursion: Incidence of plants and animals pest appearance in a locality, area or island Industrial chemicals: Chemicals used for or in industrial activities, eg. paints Integrated Pest Management: A combination of practices or methods to control pests, eg. cultural, chemical and biological International trading rules - Rules agreed to by countries in international trade Invasive species – Species of flora or fauna that have adverse effects on the environment or the livelihood of the people Market Access - Request for trade of product with another country Meat hygiene – the practice of processing meat to prevent microbial contamination and spoilage Meat Inspection - examination of all meat and meat products in slaughterhouses and butcheries to ensure meat is safe and wholesome National economic pests: Pests that has potential to cause economic loss in a country Para-veterinarians – Person trained in animal health and management to assist farmers and veterinarians People with special abilities: Persons with physical disability or special needs Pests: The definition includes organisms such as insects, snails, worms, nematodes, bacteria, fungus, virus, weeds that are causing damages to plants and animals and are affecting the health of plants and animals Pest diagnostics: Procedures used to perform identification on an organism Pesticides: Inorganic substances or formulations in liquid, powder and solid form that are designed and manufactured to kill pests Pest management: Measures applied to manage pests Plant health: State of health of a plant in its natural growing environment. 64 Postal facilities – Official establishments where postal activities are conducted Product traceability – a system to verify the source and origin of an animal product Scanning technologies: Detection equipment or apparatus that Biosecurity Vanuatu may use to screen goods, articles at the border Slaughterhouse – an establishment where animals are slaughtered Soil Analysis: Processes applied to test soil Surveillance: Official process for collecting and recording pests that affect plants and animals in an area or locality Surveillance and monitoring systems: Interacting or independent processes that are applied to assess the efficiency of the surveillance and monitoring activities Standard operating procedure – documented step-by-step instructions on correct operating procedure for a specific task Swab – a sample taken from an animal or animal product to detect the presence of microbial contamination and/or disease agents Treatment facilities: Building or house that Biosecurity Vanuatu uses or certifies to inspect, treat or fumigate goods and products Veterinary service – Medical or surgical treatment of animals Weeds: Plants that are not cultivated, growing wild and compete with cultivated plants for the nutrient access in the soil 65