11th meeting of the Panel on Invasive Alien Species
Zurich (CH) - 2007-05-08/10
The 11th meeting of the Panel on Invasive Alien Species met in Zurich (CH) on 2007-05-08/10 at the kind invitation of the Swiss NPPO. Each expert made a synthesis of the activities currently undertaken on IAS in his/her country. The Panel agreed to develop activities in partnership with the Bern Convention on the elaboration of Codes of conducts (for horticulture, for aquaria, etc.) and on recommendations for eradication. The Panel recommended studying the aquatic plant pathway in detail and agreed on management options for Ambrosia artemisiifolia as well as on recommendations on bioenergy plants. |
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The Panel continued its work on the development of a prioritization process for invasive alien plants. The Panel reviewed and adjusted the Pest Risk Analyses for Sicyos angulatus, Polygonum perfoliatum and Cabomba caroliniana.
The Panel had the opportunity to make a field trip and to observe Pueraria lobata, Reynoutria japonica, Trachycarpus fortunei, Lonicera japonica and many other invasive alien plants in the wild.
The next Panel meeting will be held in Paris (FR) on 2007-10-23/26. It will aim to continue the work in progress and to perform a Pest Risk Analysis for Heracleum sosnowskyi.
Participants
Richard Baker (Mr)
Central Science Laboratory Room 02FA05, Sand Hutton, YO41 1LZ YORK (GB) - 44/1904462220 - 44/1904462250 - r.baker@csl.gov.uk
Serge Buholzer (Mr)
Federal Department of Economic Affairs DEA, Agroscope Reckenholz- Tänikon Research Station ART, Reckenholzstr. 191, CH-8046 ZÜRICH (CH) - 41/44 377 72 31 - 41/44 377 72 01 - serge.buholzer@art.admin.ch
Zdenek Chromy (Mr)
State Phytosanitary Administration - Region Department Havlickuv Brod, Smetanovo namesti 279, 580 01 HAVLICKUV BROD (CZ) - 420/ 569 429 711 - 420/ 569 421 158 - zdenek.chromy@srs.cz
Istvan Dancza (Mr)
Directorate of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agri-environment, Budaörsi ut 141-145, H-1118 BUDAPEST (HU) - 36/13091041 - 36/12462955 - danczai@ontsz.hu
Liina Eek (Mrs)
Nature Conservation Department, Ministry of Environment, Narva mnt 7a - 329, 15712 TALLINN (EE) - 372/6262877 - 372/6262901 - liina.eek@envir.ee
Pierre Ehret (Mr)
DRAF/SRPV, DRAF / SRPV, ZAC d'Alco - BP 3056, 34034 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 (FR) - 33/467101817 - 33/467031021 - pierre.ehret@agriculture.gouv.fr
Eladio Fernandez-Galiano (Mr)
Head of the Biological Diversity Unit, Council of Europe, 67075 STRASBOURG (FR) - 33/388412259 - 33/388413751 - Eladio.Fernandez-Galiano@coe.int
Swen Follak (Mr)
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute of Plant Health,, Spargelfeldstrasse 191, A-1226 VIENNA (AT) - 43/50555 33347 - 43/50555 33303 - swen.follak@ages.at
Astra Garkaje (Mrs)
State Plant Protection Service - Plant Quarantine Department, Lielvardes 36/38, LV-1010 RIGA (LV) - 371/7550926 - 371/7550927 - Astra.Garkaje@vaad.gov.lv
Uwe Starfinger (Mr)
BBA, Department of Plant Health, Messeweg 11/12, 38104 BRAUNSCHWEIG (DE) - 49/5312993380 - 49/5312993007 - u.starfinger@bba.de
Maarten Steeghs (Mr)
Plant Protection Service, P.O. Box 9102, HC 6700 WAGENINGEN (NL) - 31/317496630 - 31/317421701 - m.h.c.g.steeghs@minlnv.nl
Ahmet ULUDAG (Mr)
Zirai Karantina Müdürlügü, Liman Caddesi No: 25, Alsancak, 35240 IZMIR (TR) - 90/537 5781211 - 90/232 4630994 - ahuludag@yahoo.com
Tuvia Yaacoby (Mr)
Plant Protection and Inspection Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, P.O. Box 78, 50250 BET-DAGAN (IL) - 972/39681525 - 972/39681582 - yaacoby@agri.huji.ac.il
Rasa Zitkuviene (Mrs)
State Plant Protection Service, Plant Quarantine Department, Kalvariju str. 62, LT-09304 VILNIUS (LT) - 370/5 275 4353 - 370/5 275 2128 - vaatra@vaat.lt
EPPO
Françoise Petter (Mrs)
Sarah Brunel (Mrs)
OEPP/EPPO, 1 rue Le Nôtre, 75016 PARIS (FR)
33/ 1 45 20 77 94 - 33/ 1 42 24 89 43 - hq@eppo.fr