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- Title
Weeds at the Early Stage of Invasion (WESI) project: Managing invasive plants at the early stage of invasion on public land in Victoria.
- Authors
Blood, Kate; James, Bec
- Abstract
The Weeds at the Early Stage of Invasion (WESI) project focuses on high risk early invaders that threaten biodiversity. We work with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria staff looking after public land at any scale anywhere in Victoria. By investigating the barriers that prevent action on early invaders, WESI has created a process and tools to assist public land managers. The WESI project's framework leads users through a decision making process; this is supported by a set of detailed guides. The guides help answer questions such as: I found a new plant in my park, what do I do? Is this weed in my reserve a high risk? How do I work out how far this weed has spread? How do I prepare an eradication response plan? The focus of the WESI project is enabling the early intervention and localised eradication of high risk early invaders. It aims to support, enable and build the capabilities of DELWP and Parks Victoria staff. The project team have set up a series of pilot projects to assist adoption of the WESI process and tools. The pilots provide an opportunity to test and refine the tools in the field with real-life scenarios. The WESI project is resourced by DELWP's Weeds and Pests on Public Land Program and complements Statewide biosecurity protection of agricultural assets and eradication at a Statewide scale.
- Subjects
WEED control research; INVASIVE plants; PLANT invasions; PUBLIC land management; DECISION making
- Publication
Plant Protection Quarterly, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
0815-2195
- Publication type
Article