Pathway Evaluation and pest Risk Management In Transport
Abstract
Movements of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) globally by trade and human movement present severe and increasing risks of transfer of plant pests (principally invertebrates and plant pathogens) globally. Climate change adds further opportunities for pest establishment and impact, both by providing increased survival and growth opportunities for pests and, through environmental stresses, making trees more vulnerable to those pests. In relation to ecosystem services and their longevity, forests are particularly vulnerable to IAS. In particular, multiple PATHWAYS for transfer of pests internationally are poorly characterised, leading to increasing transfer and establishment of new damaging organisms. The COST Action PERMIT addresses this shortfall in knowledge and practice and will focus on reducing threats from exotic pests through promoting ENHANCED PATHWAY MANAGEMENT. The general approach will be through analysis and shared experiences of the principal pathways for movement of forest pests. This will lead to an appraisal of potential generic procedures that could be applied to pathway management, ultimately leading to a “manage once, remove many” Systems Approach to maximise pest reduction and to influence future phytosanitary policy. It will deliver hard copy, electronic and workshop outputs and exchange of experiences through at least 4 Short Term Scientific Missions per year.
Publikationen
Project staff
Christian Stauffer
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Christian Stauffer
christian.stauffer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91631
Project Leader
01.10.2010 - 01.10.2014
Thomas Kirisits
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Thomas Kirisits
thomas.kirisits@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91601, 91611
Project Staff
01.10.2010 - 01.10.2014
Axel Schopf
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr.phil. Axel Schopf
axel.schopf@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.10.2010 - 01.10.2014
Rudolf Wegensteiner
Ao.Univ.Prof.i.R. Dr.phil. Rudolf Wegensteiner
rudolf.wegensteiner@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.10.2010 - 01.10.2014
BOKU partners
External partners
Forestry Commission Welsh Assembly Government
Hugh Evans
partner
Free University of Brussels (fr)
Jean-Claude Gregoire
partner