Support tools for making better investment decisions about early invaders

摘要

The Victorian Government has designed a package of tools to help public land managers determine weed management priorities. A decision making framework, a series of six guides and the Victorian environmental weed risk database assist public land managers through a logical process to work out the highest priority early invaders to eradicate locally.The Weeds at the Early Stage of Invasion (WESI) project focuses on high risk invasive plants that threaten biodiversity, and have not become locally abundant and widespread. Project staff work with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria staff looking after public land anywhere in Victoria.Using the package will help public land managers make better investment decisions for early invaders and assist with successful localised eradication (extirpation) of high-risk weeds at the early stage of invasion. The tools are available at www.delwp.vic. gov.au/early-invaders.