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Taxonomy for Invasive Alien Species Management
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A global assessment of needs - what taxonomic support is necessary for IAS management? Invasives have enormous and costly impacts on the environment, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, water and health. Tackling invasives requires international and cross-sectoral responses, including those from taxonomy. But as the environmental and economic impacts of invasives continue to grow, what taxonomic priorities are actually being identified and addressed efficiently and rapidly? What support and mandates for action do taxonomists get from policy and priority setting fora? BioNET and the Natural History Museum, London (NHM), are examining these questions in a project supported by the WSSD Implementation Fund (WIF) of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, UK (Defra). Purpose The results of this taxonomic needs assessment project will enable governments, taxonomic institutions, relevant agencies and funding bodies to focus taxonomic resources effectively on predicting, detecting, monitoring and controlling invasive alien species. Taxonomy and IAS management Taxonomy plays a critical role in the prediction, detection, prevention, monitoring and control of invasives; click here for case studies. Project outline Step 1 - Information Gathering (February 06 – June 06) The global taxonomic needs in relation to IAS was surveyed on the basis of published and unpublished documentary sources. Experts interviews were conducted with personnel of key initiatives. Step 2 – Analysis of Information (May 06 - January 07) Three levels of taxonomic needs have been identified:
Step 3 – Report (published by and available from the Global Invasive Species Programme) |
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