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APPENDIX D - ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY COMMISSION AGENDA: IN-SESSION SEMINAR ON INVASIVE SPECIES: REGIONAL CO-OPERATION IN COMBATING THREATS

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

27 August 2002

9:00am

Opening Session

Introduction to APFC “Invasive Species: regional co-operation in combating threats”

Aru Mathias, Forester, FAO/SAPA, Apia, Samoa



9:20am

The ecological and economic impact of invasive species in China

Wu Jian, Chief of the Division of Pest Control, Department of Afforestation, State Forestry, Beijing, China



9:40am

The ecological and economic impact of invasive species in India

P.S. Ramakrishnan, Professor, School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India



10:00am

Coffee Break



10:20am

The costs of invasive forest insects and diseases in the United States

Nancy Lorimer, Assistant Station Director, Northeast Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Minnesota, United States



10:40am

Invasive plant species in Samoa

Talie Foliga, Senior Parks and Reserves Officer, Division of Environment And Conservation, Department of Lands, Surveys and Environment, Apia, Samoa



11:00am

The ecological and economic impact of invasive species in New Zealand

Chris Baddeley, Team Leader for Biosecurity Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Wellington, New Zealand



11:20am

Discussion



12:00am

Closing


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