Strategic management of invasive alien plants on South Georgia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £92,200
WHERE South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Summary
Surveys will be undertaken and a weed management strategy finalised. Weed control will be undertaken and native biodiversity protected. Biosecurity responses will be improved and procedures to deal with new incursions developed. Strategy and data records will be available online for other Overseas Territories use.
Biodiversity monitoring efforts aimed at identifying the migration patterns of Endangered sea turtles highlight the urgent need for global conservation.
