Dear Colleagues and Friends, The Pacific Invasives Initiative (PII) team is delighted to announce the launch of our new on-line Resource Kit for Invasive Plant Management. The Resource Kit is a practical guide to assist invasive plant teams (i.e. decision makers, project managers, officers and field crews) to apply informed decision making in the prioritisation, design, development and implementation of effective invasive plant management programmes, thereby, increasing their chances of success. The Resource can be accessed at: ipm.pacificinvasivesinitiative.org or from the revamped PII website: pacificinvasivesinitiative.org The Invasive Plant Resource Kit provides access to current knowledge and best practice process and tools. The focus is on Pacific Island Countries and Territories. However, the Resource Kit will also be useful for other regions working on invasive plant management. The PII Resource Kit for Invasive Plant Management was designed by combining PII’s experience working with Pacific agencies with existing best practice for invasive plant management. PII actively involved invasive plant specialists and Pacific practitioners throughout the development of the Resource Kit to ensure the content is both accurate and relevant. The Resource Kit is freely available on-line. An electronic off-line version can be obtained from PII on request ([email protected]). PII has also developed a 10-day Invasive Plant Management Training Course in association with this Resource Kit . Please contact PII if you would like more information on the Training Course at: [email protected]. The Resource Kit for Invasive Plant Management and Invasive Plant Management Training Course were prepared by PII with invaluable assistance from the New Zealand Department of Conservation especially, Glen Coulston, Keith Briden and Pete Raal and Stella Associates, the training consultants especially, David Wallace and Tony Stella. Thank you! PII would also like to thank the following people who provided advice or information and/or reviewed project documents (apologies to anyone we may have overlooked): Alan Tye, SPREP, Samoa (no longer in this post) Amanda Hardman, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, US David Moverley, Te Ngahere Native Forest Management, New Zealand (now with SPREP, Samoa) Faleafaga Toni Tipamaa, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Samoa Geoffrey Howard, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Kenya James Atherton, Environmental & GIS Specialist, Samoa James Leary, University of Hawaii, US Jane Reppun Beachy, University of Hawaii, US Joel Miles, Agricultural and Environmental Consultant, Palau Kelvin Floyd, Te Ngahere Native Forest Management, New Zealand Mei Tan, IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, New Zealand (no longer in this post) Posa Skelton, SPREP (PILN Coordinator), Samoa Shingo Takeda, University of the South Pacific, Fiji Shyama Pagad, IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, New Zealand Tofilau Tavita Togia, National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa Thank you to the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Aid Programme and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation for their support. The PII Development Team: Bill Nagle, PII, New Zealand Natasha Doherty, PII, New Zealand Souad Boudjelas, PII, New Zealand With our best wishes The PII team
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:39:10 +0000
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