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EPPO Reporting Service no. 10 - 2013 Num. article: 2013/232

Outcomes of the EPPO/CoE/IUCN ISSG International Workshop ‘How to communicate on pests and invasive alien plants?’ (Oeiras, PT, 2013-10-08/10)


A joint EPPO/CoE/IUCN ISSG Workshop took place on 2013-10-08/10 in Oeiras in Portugal at the kind invitation of the Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e;Veterinária (Portuguese Plant Protection Organization), the Centre for Functional Ecology (University of Coimbra) and the Agrarian School of Coimbra (Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra). The Workshop targetted civil servants, scientists, land managers, members of NGOs, journalists, and any other interested persons. It was attended by 65 participants from 25 countries (Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kenya, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States).
The Workshop conclusions and all the presentations are available on the EPPO website.

Sources

EPPO Webpage on the EPPO/CoE/IUCN ISSG International Workshop How to communicate on pests and invasive alien plants? Oeiras (PT), 2013-10-08/10.