Links - forest health and invasive species
FAO
- Invasive species: impacts on forests and forestry
- Agricultural biodiversity in FAO
- Biosecurity in forestry
- FAO Priority Area for Inter-disciplinary Action - Biosecurity for agriculture and food production
- FAO Technical Consultation on Biological Risk Management in Food and Agriculture, Bangkok, Thailand, 13-17 January 2003. Reference document
- Forest health
- International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health (IPFSAPH) - Invasive alien species
- Multilingual Glossary Forest Genetic Resources - FAO and the IUFRO SilvaVoc Terminology Project
Plant protection and forest health
- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) - a multilateral treaty for cooperation in plant protection.
- International Forestry Quarantine Research Group - advisory body to the IPPC.
- International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
- Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) of the IPPC:
- Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission
- Comunidad Andina
- Comite de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur
- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
- Inter-African Phytosanitary Council
- North American Plant Protection Organization
- Organismo Internacional Regional De Sanidad Agropecuaria
- Pacific Plant Protection Organization
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) - Division 7 - Forest Health - This division includes research on: physiological and genetic interactions between trees and harmful biotic impacts, including resistance mechanisms: biological and applied aspects of tree diseases; environment/pathogen interactions in forest decline; the biology and control of forest tree insects; impacts of air pollution on forest trees and forest ecosystems, including diagnosis, monitoring, biology, genetics and treatment of polluted forests.
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Plant Protection and Quarantine - United States Department of Agriculture, Marketing and Regulatory Programs
- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria
- Centre for Phytosanitary Excellence (COPE)-Africa
Integrated Pest Management
Networks
- Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN)
- Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)
- African Tree Pest Management Network
- Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN)
- Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) Invasives Information Network (I3N)
- European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS)
- The Nature Conservancy, Invasive Species Learning Networks
Pest information sources
- Asian longhorned beetle, University of Vermont Entomology Research Laboratory Asian longhorned beetle, Global Invasive Species Database Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) - Pest fact sheets Bugwood Network - large bank of information on pests
- Entomology and Pathology information - Canadian Forest Service
- Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health - University of Georgia, US
- Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
- Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Government, Australia - Timber pests
- Ecoport - a comprehensive database of biological information.
- Edible insects (FAO news article)
- Exotic Forest Pest Information System for North America
- Forest Health Protection (FHP), USDA Forest Service - provides information on more than 90 forest pests.
- Insect and insect-related sites - Extension Computer Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), World Conservation Union (IUCN).
- Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) - World Conservation Union (IUCN)
- Invasive.org - Joint project of the University of Georgia's Bugwood Network, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ
- National Park Service Integrated Pest Management provides descriptions of the biology and management of 21 species or categories of pests.
- Very good sites on the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar: Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service and Forest Pests Of North America
- List of invasive alien species (IAS) online information systems - Compiled for the Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN)
- Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk - provides information on plant species that threaten Pacific Island ecosystems, particularly those of Micronesia, American Samoa and Niue.
- PaDIL - Pests and Diseases Image Library
- Pests of export concern - Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey (CAPS)
- PestTracker - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS), US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS)
- Phytosanitary Alert System - North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO)
- Plant Biosecurity Toolbox (PBT)
- Prosopis in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya – A case of ecological meltdown? - Research Fellow Partnership Programme for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources (RFPP), Swiss Centre for International Agriculture (ETH)
- Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TCPC) - illustrated pamphlets on a number of important insect pests and diseases
- USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area - has a good site on Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis ) and other hot topics in forest health
- Xyleborini Ambrosia Beetles: An Identification Tool to the World Genera - created by Jiri Hulcr and Sarah M. Smith through collaboration among USDA/APHIS/PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST), Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, University of California, and University of Wisconsin
Listservers
- AFRIK-IPM - listserv for integrated pest management (IPM) professionals throughout sub-Saharan Africa
- Aliens-L - managed by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Alien Plant Working Group listserv - US National Park Service
- ARBO_BYTES - for scientific discussion of vector-borne diseases; managed by Rutgers University
- COMTF-L - covers sudden oak death and other diseases caused by Phytopthora ramorum in California; Maintained by the College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley
- Enviroweeds list server - Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) for Australian Weed Management
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - alien invasive plants in Florida
- Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project (HEAR) - list of HEAR managed listservs
- iabinfriends - listserv of the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)
- Invasive Species Initiative - The Nature Conservancy
- ma-eppc - Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council - addresses the problem of alien invasive plants in the middle Atlantic region of the US
- Noxious weeds - US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Pest Alert-L - maintained by the University of Florida and covers invasive species problems in Florida
- PestNet - covers plant protection and quarantine issues in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
- ProMED-mail - global listserv reporting outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and toxins; International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
Directories
- Directory of entomology departments and institutes, Scientific Reference Resources
- Directory of entomological societies, Scientific Reference Resources
- World directory of forest pathologists and entomologists - International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Other
- Invasives - monthly newsletter of the Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (AFPISN)
- Short Subjects and Timely Tips for Pesticide Users - newsletter of the Pesticide Management and Coordination Program, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service
last updated: Wednesday, July 6, 2011