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RAP PUBLICATION 2007/02
Developing an Asia-Pacific Strategy for
Forest Invasive Species: the Coconut Beetle Problem –
Bridging Agriculture and Forestry
Report of the
Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network Workshop
22–25 February 2005, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Edited by
S. Appanah, H.C. Sim & K.V. Sankaran
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE
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AND THE PACIFIC
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Table of Contents
Acronyms and abbreviations
Foreword
Background and introduction
Current status of the coconut beetle outbreak
in the Asia-Pacific region
P. Rethinam and S.P. Singh
Effective methods for controlling coconut
hispine beetle outbreaks – lessons learned from FAO regional projects
Wilco J.M.M. Liebregts
Coconut
beetle management in Cambodia
Hean
Vanhan
Coconut beetle management in Hainan Island, China:
assessment of issues, new developments and future plans
Jian Guo
Plesispa reichei: a pest of increasing importance
in Malaysia
A. Sivapragasam and Loke Wai Hong
Experiences
in managing invasive alien species
in agro-ecosystems
A. Sivapragasam
Some introduced alien species in the Philippines
and their effects on ecosystems
Monina Torres-Uriarte
Managing
invasive pest species and the Farmer Field School approach
Peter A.C. Ooi
An
overview of two invasive species and national
response in Viet Nam
Duong Minh Tu
Managing
invasive alien species in the Asia-Pacific
region: information initiatives for
better decision-making
Soetikno Sastroutomo and Loke Wai Hong
Are
forests coming back with a vengeance on
agriculture? Some ecological principles revisited
S. Appanah
Invasive
alien species of weeds and insects: the
agriculture-forestry nexus, examples
from India
R.V. Varma
Outline for the Asia-Pacific Forest
Invasive Species Network
Sun Jianghua
Panel discussion
Plenary discussion
Working group discussions
Appendix 1 – List of participants