Invasive plants
working group
The mission of the new working group will include :
- Assisting communication and information exchange between
agricultural and environmental researchers, between scientists and
professionals, between individuals and organizations, between national and
international organizations. - Identifying key research and control technology needs and
encouraging their execution, including collaborative programmes.
Organising meetings, symposia and conferences, and to including the
topic on existing meetings. - Encouraging and assisting education and training on invasive plants
(control, horticultural and environmental aspects) for institutions,
students, professionals (road services) and general public.
The 12th EWRS International Symposium on Aquatic Weeds will be held in Jyväskylä, Finland, August 24 – 28, 2009. (Click here to download a pdf file presenting this symposium)
For more details, click here to go to the Invasive Plants web site: http://www.ewrs.org/IW/default.asp
Chair: Christian Bohren
Swiss Federal Agricultural Research Station
RAC Changins
P.O. Box 1012
CH - 1260 Nyon 1
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 363 44 25
Fax: +41 22 363 43 94
E-mail: invasive-plants@ewrs.org