Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)
The Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA) was established in 2004 to coordinate the collation and dissemination of information relating to forest invasive species in sub-Saharan Africa for sustainable forest management and conservation of biodiversity.
Since its establishment, FISNA has actively worked alongside different actors in the region to foster spaces of capacity development, research and knowledge sharing.
Objectives of the network are:
- To facilitate exchange of information and provide a link for communication about forest invasive species
- To alert and provide policy advice on transboundary movement, phytosanitary measures and other relevant information
- To raise regional awareness on forest invasive species issues
- To encourage the publication and sharing of research results, management and monitoring strategies
- To facilitate taxonomic support
- To act as a link between and among experts, institutions, networks and other stakeholders concerned with forest invasive species
- To facilitate the mobilization of resources for critical activities in management of invasive species
- To provide technical guides on research and control of invasives for sustainable forest protection and health issues in Africa
African Forest Pest Management Network was formed in April 1995 during a workshop held in Muguga, Kenya. The network was formed because of the growing realization of the value of regional interactions and collaborations to control invasive species. The network aimed to cover invasive insects, diseases and weeds affecting forestry, with the three main objectives:
Reduce the damage to trees, forests, and forest products by pests to within economically, socially and environmentally acceptable levels
Contribute to effective and sustainable forest pest management
Work as a regional coordination mechanism for pest management
Following from this workshop, a second workshop was held in Nairobi in October 1996, to review progress in the management of important tree pests in the east, central and southern African region. From this meeting a charter was developed for the Tree Pest Management Network for Central, East and Southern Africa.
In December 2004 a meeting was held in Zomba, Malawi, following calls to revitalize the network formed in 1996. This led to the formation of the Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA).
Mr Yvon Patrick Senguela Central African Republic | Colonel Mamadou Soro Cote d'Ivoire |
Mr Cherno Gaye Gambia | Christian Opoku-Kwarteng Prof. Alex Anning Ghana |
Miriam Gathogo
Kenya | Herbert Jenya Maganizo Namoto Malawi |
Hacen Maouloud Mauritania | Mr Ahmed Labaran Nigeria
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Ms Debbie Muir South Africa | Mr Edward Amun South Sudan |
Dr Revocatus Mushumbusi Tanzania | Ronald Kisekka Uganda |
| Keddy Mbindo Forestry Research Forestry Department e-mail: [email protected]
| Tembani Mduduzi Zimbabwe |
African Institutes / Organizations:
- CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International) - Africa Regional Centres
- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) - South Africa
- Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)
- The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme - Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)
- Future Africa
- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR)
- Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
- Natural Forestry Resources Research Institute
- World Agroforestry Centre formerly the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Other Institutes / Organizations:
- Biological Control of Eucalyptus Insect Pests (BiCEP)
- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
- International Forestry Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG)
- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
- USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection
Databases:
Regional Forest Invasive Species Networks
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FISNA D-group
As a discussion platform, the FISNA DGroup enables easy interaction across country and regional boundaries and between researchers, practitioners, administrators and others working with or interested in forest pests and their management.
Country pest overviews
FAO carried out a review of forest insect pests and diseases in 25 countries representing Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Near East.
Relevant links
- Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN)
- Forest Invasive Species Network for Europe and Central Asia (REUFIS)
- Forest Health and Invasive Species Network for Latin American and the Caribbean (FHISLAC)
- Near East Network on Forest Health and Invasive Species (NENFHIS)
Contact
Network Coordinator
Ronald Kisekka
Research Officer, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO/NaFORRI)
Uganda