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National Platform for Biodiversity Research Louise Scally biodiversityresearch.ie

National Platform for Biodiversity Research Louise Scally www.biodiversityresearch.ie. F orum for scientists, policy makers and other interested stakeholders involved in the field of biodiversity research.

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National Platform for Biodiversity Research Louise Scally biodiversityresearch.ie

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  1. NationalPlatform for Biodiversity ResearchLouise Scallywww.biodiversityresearch.ie

  2. Forum for scientists, policy makers and otherinterested stakeholders involved in the field of biodiversity research. • Auspices of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection.Administered by a secretariat (BECConsultants Ltd). • Wider network of biodiversity platforms that link into European initiatives through the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy (EPBRS).

  3. The aims of the platform include:Facilitating biodiversity research in Ireland, taking into account the needs of the research community, stakeholders, policy makers and the public.Defining national biodiversity research needs Improving the exchange of information between the research community and policy makers.Linking with the EPBRS and other European and international biodiversity networks.

  4. Invasive Species workshop March 2011

  5. Recommendations Enabling Actions • Integration of the policy environment. • The coordination and dissemination of biodiversity data (including metadata) • Funding of IAS research

  6. Urgent research priorities Risk Assessment: Species and pathways Impact Management

  7. Risk Assessment: Species and pathways Characteristics species traits which facilitate invasions. Habitat traits that facilitate invasions. Dispersal mechanisms. Entry point risk assessments. Hubs of inoculation and the development ofa priori plans.

  8. Impact Research to facilitate: Our understanding of the influence and impact of IAS within a range of habitats and sectors. Address control measures for IAS across a range of habitats, species and scales. Reduce the impact of Ireland as a donor to other countries and biogeographical provinces. Understand the impact of some alien invasive species on other alien invasive species.

  9. Management Permenanent working group to assist in the coordination of efforts to deal with the issues of IAS and to enable a rapid response. Inventories, including spatial distribution and temporal occurance. Strategies for the effective control of species identified as high risk. Development of indicators of the ecological & economic impacts of IAS to help prioritise management responses towards the most damaging species.

  10. Next steps Receive feedback on draft document Finalise draft document Process of implementation

  11. Thank You www.biodiversityresearch.ie lscally@biodiversityresearch.ie

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