Reducmg the risk of new weed introductions through strategic engagement

摘要

Research into the spread of weeds has found ordinary gardens are a major source of new weed introductions. As part of the Victorian Government's 'Moving Forward: Making Provincial Victoria the Best Place to Live, Work and Invest' initiative, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is delivering a four year, 3.6 million dollar project entitled 'Improving Provincial Victoria's Biosecurity' (IPVB). This project aims to reduce the risks surrounding the introduction of high priority new and emerging weeds in identified provincial urban and lifestyle regions. Social research has identified that lifestyle regions are expanding, thereby increasing the threat of new weed introductions in provincial Victoria. Strategic engagement with industries and communities whose activities are linked to high-risk weed introduction pathways in provincial Victoria provides an opportunity for proactive surveillance and the adoption of preventative actions to reduce new weed introductions. The project's delivery is integrated with DPI's Weed Alert program.