stakeholder engagement

Read more about the article Volunteers in the management of invasive alien plants
Figure 1. Identified volunteer groups (52) in Western Cape of South Africa. Groups that participated in the survey (26) are indicated by circles that also show group sizes (individual members per group). Groups that did not participate in the survey are indicated by blue circles. The green area on the map represents the fynbos biome.
2021 / News

Volunteers in the management of invasive alien plants

Volunteers play an important role in invasive alien plant species (IAPS) management and are likely to continue doing so into the future. Better co-ordination and engagement between volunteers and mandated authorities on science, policy and management are required to improve the volunteer groups and keep volunteers motivated to manage IAPS.

Comments Off on Volunteers in the management of invasive alien plants
2 August 2021
Read more about the article Scientists propose global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to protect biodiversity
Pinus pinaster, one of many non-native trees that is highly invasive and causes major impacts in South Africa. The image shows a dense invasive stand of pines in the mountains of the Western Cape (Credit: Dave Richardson).
2020 / News

Scientists propose global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to protect biodiversity

A team of international scientists, including several with current or previous affiliations with the Centre for Invasion Biology (C∙I∙B), have collaborated to propose a series of global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native tree species to help protect biodiversity and ecosystems around the world already threatened by climate change.

Comments Off on Scientists propose global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to protect biodiversity
9 October 2020