A Global Strategy Needed for Forest Health and Biosecurity
!["Dead and dying Acacia trees in Asia due to infection by the wilt pathogen Ceratocystis." Photo by Mike Wingfield](https://blog.iufro.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ByMikeWingfield-300x225.jpg)
“Dead and dying Acacia trees in Asia due to infection by the wilt pathogen Ceratocystis.” Photo by Mike Wingfield
Scientists call for innovative solutions and a better-coordinated global approach to manage invasive pests and protect the value and potential of planted forests.
(Pretoria/Vienna 21 August 2015) Forests worldwide are continually under threat from introduced insects and pathogens. This is despite the best biosecurity efforts. Without a concerted global effort to understand and control invasive pests, this problem is expected to worsen as international trade increases. Read more…