Natural Enemies, Natural Solutions (NENS) Step by Step Guide

Auteur(s)

Pacific Region Invasive Species Management Support Services (PRISMSS)

Éditeur

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Année de publication:

2020

Lieu de publication

Apia, Samoa

Description physique:

1 hour, 46 minutes and 17 seconds accumulatively

Pays concernés

Pacific Region

Type de contenu

Video

Langue

English

Identifiant de dossier:

1156

Notes générales

Online only

Disponible en ligne

Rubrique(s) thématique(s)

Step 1. Explore the Feasibility

Step 2. Survey weeds in their natural range

Step 3. Select suitable agents

Step 4. Seek permission to introduce

Step 5. Import, rear and release

Step 6. Evaluate success of the project

Résumé

1. Before considering using natural enemies to control environmental weeds, several things must be taken into account to ensure success and support by the community. 2. Learn about the weeds in the ecosystems they co-evolved alongside predators and diseases. 3. Seek suitable Agents 4. Natural enemies are not reversible so risks and benefits must be weighed between acting and not acting when an invasive plant threatens the ecological resilience of your island. 5. outlines the work done to get numbers up in-country before releasing a natural enemy into the wild. This will give them the best chance of survival. 6. Monitoring and Evaluating Success of the Project

Programme(s):

Natural Enemies - Natural Solutions (NENS)

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