T-STAR INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF INVASIVE SPECIES EFFORTS IN THE GREATER CARIBBEAN REGION

Martha R. Roberts

No 256597, 44th Annual Meeting, July 13-17, 2008, Miami, Florida, USA from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: The T-STAR program supports basic and applied research on invasive species with respect to (i) their biology, ecology, (ii) methods of diagnosis/identification, detection, surveillance, exclusion, eradication and control and (iii) development of comprehensive safeguarding strategies, including international policy development and coordination among all countries and territories, and the use of internet-based communications to facilitate all aspects of a coordinated Regional system to prevent and mitigate invasive species impacts. Currently significant emphasis is on building technical and institutional policy support platforms for an effective US/Caribbean Basin Invasive Species Safeguarding System. A brief history of the T-STAR program is presented including the actions taken by various scientists and administrators to arrive at the invasive species program in the Greater Caribbean Region. A list of invasive species research projects currently funded by T-STAR is included.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
Date: 2008-07-13
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.256597

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