Consider an appropriate implementation approach for the key weed problems identified:

• Continue current control options
• Use control options suitable for current extreme events
• Develop new control methods adapted for climate change

Management options

• Quarantine barriers
• Eradication and containment
• Herbicide issues (runoff, resistance)
• Biological control options (redistribution)
• Cultural control options (fire, cultivation, weeding by community groups)
• Legislative framework
• Can the weed be put to positive use (biochar, bioenergy)?

Capacity issues

• Engagement with weeds experts to guide implementation
• Support for and engagement with local/regional experts knowledgeable on invasive plants
• Community engagement to build weed awareness
• Training on identification of invasive plants, recognition of weed impact and weed control
• Support for and involvement in weed research

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  Adaptation responses to combat invasion from corridors include monitoring, pinch points and translocation.

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  Review the location of regional quarantine barriers and determine the species to be excluded.

  Develop information packages for local land managers on developing quarantine approaches adapted for climate change.

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  Adaptation responses to assist biological control include:

  • Monitoring biological control agent effectiveness
  • Redistributing biological control agents to suitable locations
  • Assessing new biological control agents

  For further information on managing potential weed threats under climate change, you can download the Weeds and Climate Change Technical Guide (PDF).