Introduction to Double Trouble No 2
Carol Booth, Invasive Species Council Project Officer.
Go straight to our second bulletin
Posted May 20, 2009
Welcome to the second edition of Double Trouble, part of the Invasive Species Council’s work raising awareness about the dangers posed by invasive plants, animals and diseases to Australia’s natural environment under climate change.
In this issue, we highlight the potential for new introductions of exotic species to lead to super-invasive weeds and pests with a greater capacity to adapt quickly to climate change.
We’ve also introduced a new section called “dig it”, which highlights earlier science published about the issues surrounding invasive species and climate change.
This Friday (May 22) is International Day for Biological Diversity, with a focus on invasive species. The day will be commemorated in Australia through the launch of the Stop Invasive Species Alliance, a coalition of 17 state and national environment groups committed to working together on invasive species issues.
Thank you to readers who sent papers in response to our first issue. We encourage you to send news of research, and also of advocacy efforts and policy responses that address the climate change and invasive species threats, as well as perspectives on social and political factors.
Please take the time to read through the stories in our second edition, send feedback, and just as importantly, forward to friends and colleagues interested in protecting our native plants and animals from future threats.
And to make sure you don’t miss an edition please subscribe (if you haven’t already) by emailing us at doubletrouble@invasives.org.au. If you would like to be taken off our mailing list please email us with the words unsubscribe in the subject line.
Yours sincerely,
Carol Booth, Invasive Species Council Project Officer
