Proceedings of the International Workshop “Invasive Plants in the Mediterranean Type Regions of the World”, 2005-05-25/27, Mèze (France)
The Proceedings of the International Workshop “Invasive Plants in the Mediterranean Type Regions of the World” held last May in Mèze (France) have now been edited and sent to all participants and Heads of National Plant Protection Organizations of the 47 EPPO Member Countries. All presentations, posters and conclusions of the working groups are included in the Proceedings.
Complete Proceedings and PowerPoint presentations are also available on-line on the EPPO Website: http://www.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2005_meetings/workshop_invasive/workshop.htm
Moreover, following the recommendations of this workshop, UICN – Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation created an internet platform on invasive plants in the Mediterranean area. This platform is a place of exchange of experiences about the management of invasive plants:
http://iucn.org/places/medoffice/invasive_species/index_en.html
The EPPO Secretariat has extracted from these proceedings useful information (e.g. reviews on invasive plants, new geographical records) which is presented in the articles below.
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, 2006-03