Weeds

Managing Weeds: Maximising Knowledge of Recent Research

Land and Water Australia as the manager of the recently completed Defeating the Weed Menace R&D program, is pleased to host a 1 day forum Monday 21 September 2009 to present selected highlights from program.

15th Biennial NSW Weeds Conference

Land & Water Australia is a silver sponsor for the up coming 15th Biennial NSW Weeds Conference to be held at The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri from 15-17 September, 2009. The organising committee of the 15th Biennial NSW Weeds Conference are delighted to extend an invitation to you to participate in this year’s conference “The Old and The New’ (Changes in Weed Management). The Conference is to be held at The (more)...

Western Australian Weeds Conference 2009

Land and Water Australia in conjunction with the Weed Society of Western Australia invite you to present your work at the Western Australian Weeds Conference on the 23-24 September 2009. The Conference will cover a broad range of significant outcomes from the Defeating the Weed Menace initiative.

End-user needs for developing a national information system for weeds

This project clearly defines end user needs of a national information system for weeds. It highlights the ways in which BioSIRT, as a national emergency response data management tool for weeds, is not appropriate for broader application to end-user needs of a national information system. A generic framework and processes for developing a national information system for weeds is provided.

Do natural ecosystems benefit from the management of Weeds of National Significance?

Weeds pose a significant threat to natural ecosystems in Australia and consequently large quantities of resources are spent each year to manage them. Amongst these, species identified as Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) are particularly important. The capacity of weed management programs to contribute to biodiversity conservation in Australia has not been comprehensively assessed. This publication is one of a suite of 13 produced as part of a folder showcasing (more)...

Summary of the Report on a Research and Development Strategy for the Defeating the Weed Menace Programme

A national information system for weeds

What do end-users need?

Invasive species and in particular weeds are considered one of the major threats to the sustainable management of natural resources.

This publication is one of a suite of 13 produced as part of a folder showcasing research from the Defeating the Weed Menace Research and Development program.

Best practice for on-ground property weed detection

Around 28,000 exotic plant species have been introduced into Australia since European settlement.

This publication is one of a suite of 13 produced as part of a folder showcasing research from the Defeating the Weed Menace Research and Development program.

Defeating the Weed Menace Research & Development Collection

Collected publications from the Weeds program

This is a cardboard folder which contains 14 items - fact-sheets, policy papers, a guide and a bookmark. They are all knowledge products from the Defeating the Weed Menace R&D program. this folder contains the following publications: Prevention and management of aquatic plant invasions in Australian rivers Sleeper and Alert Weeds Do natural ecosystems (more)...