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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetTowards a harmonized global approach for managing Forest Invasive Species (insect pests, diseases and plants) - Flyer 2018
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No results found.Forest invasive species are non-native pests, pathogens and plants that are introduced either unintentionally or intentionally to an ecosystem, having a significant environmental, economic, and/or socio-cultural impact. FAO is addressing the pressing global issue of invasive species in several ways including: producing publications and other knowledge products (e-learning courses); offering assistance to the countries both in emergency and after-outbreak situations, as well as long-term prevention strategies; and helping to establish and maintain regional networks dedicated to invasive species. Invasive species have no borders, therefore a strong and more coordinated interaction by affected countries within the same region and among different regional forest invasive species networks is needed to provide timely and efficient response when new invasive species are introduced and/or detected in a country or region. The Regional Forest Invasive Species Networks aim to foster the exchange of information and the mobilization of resources, support forest health projects, raise regional awareness, and act as a link between and among experts, institutions, networks and other stakeholders concerned with forest invasive species. The side event to COFO (20-07-2018) on global approach for managing forest invasive species is meant to: enhance Forest Invasive Species Networks regional collaboration; initiate the establishment of a harmonized global approach for management of forest invasive species. -
DocumentSmell the disease - Developing rapid, high-throughput and non-destructive screening methods for early detection of alien invasive forest pathogens and pests featuring next-generation technologies
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Global forests are increasingly threatened by alien invasive pathogens and pests. The magnitude of this threat is expected to further increase in the future, due to the warmer climate and more extensive global transports and trade of plants. Pests and pathogens are often introduced to new areas by trade with ornamental plants as intermediate hosts, and there is a great need to modernize the tools for detection of alien species in imported plants and in monitoring of those that are already established in our forests. To achieve this goal, research in forest pathology is focused on combining recent technological advances in robotics, next generation sequencing, and mass spectroscopic methods with knowledge about the specific metabolic responses in the pests and pathogens and the trees that they infest. Gas Chromatography (GC) Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) adsorbed on Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME) fibers is one promising method with potential for high-throughput detection of larger plant shipments. By the establishment of a library of chemical fingerprints characterizing specific pests and pathogens, one could non-destructively scan a large number of plants in ports or nurseries to eliminate presence of disease. The species-specific combination of VOCs can be utilized to prevent introduction of harmful pests and pathogens to new markets. One pathogen considered as a quarantine species and a serious threat on-the-horizon for coniferous forests is Pine Pitch Canker (PPC), a fungal pathogen affecting a variety of pine species with devastating economical and biological consequences, especially if it were to be established in a country like Sweden where about 38% of the standing forest volume consist of pine. Pathogens like this one are already introduced in several European countries, and need to be monitored and identified early to prevent further forest damage – a challenge that Forest pathologists have accepted. Keywords: Climate change, Sustainable forest management, Research, Monitoring and data collection, Deforestation and forest degradation ID: 3499048 -
Book (series)Aquatic Invasive Alien Species – Top Issues for their Management
Outcomes from the IFI/EIFAAC Freshwater Invasives – Networking for Strategy Conference, Galway, 9–11 April 2013
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No results found.In November 2014, a new EU Regulation to address Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and protect biodiversity was published. This entered into force across the EU in January 2015. The aim of the Regulation is to ‘prevent the introduction of, control or eradicate alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats or species’. In an effort to provide focus to the Regulation prior to its publishing and to identify the major issues relating to Invasive Alien Species in Europe, the views of invasive species experts from around the world were sought. These were consolidated at an international conference (Freshwater Invasives - Networking for Strategy (FINS)) that was held in Ireland in April 2013. A major outcome from this meeting of experts was the production of the Top 20 IAS issues that relate primarily to freshwater habitats but are also directly relevant to marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This list will support policy makers throughout the EU as preparations are made to implement this impor tant piece of legislation. A further outcome from the conference was the formation of an expert IAS Advisory Group to support EIFAAC in its work on invasive species.
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