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Isimangaliso Fights Aliens

iSimangaliso Wetland Park AuthorityRef: https://www.isimangaliso.com/blog-details/isimangaliso-fights-aliens/

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This document is a news article from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park website titled “iSimangaliso fights aliens,” dated 30 October 2019 and attributed to Mr. Bheki Manzini. It describes iSimangaliso’s land-care approach to controlling invasive alien plants and other alien threats, including a two-pronged model focused on conservation benefits and job creation. The article states that iSimangaliso employs over 1,100 people annually to clear invasive plants across about 50,000 hectares per year, and it lists specific alien plant species and emerging threats (including the Euwallacea sp. shot hole borer). It also provides guidance on how the public can help, including where to find information and who to contact to report serious invaders.

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Report invasive alien plants or insects

The public can help protect the iSimangaliso Wetland Park by reporting sightings of invasive alien plants or insects such as the Euwallacea sp. (Polyphagus shot hole borer) to the ARC Plant Protection Research Institute. Guidance on identification and reporting is available through partner websites.

Who it is for: members of the public, gardeners, landowners, and residents near the park
How to act on it: Visit environment.co.za, sanbi.org, or invasives.org.za to learn how to identify invasive species, then contact the ARC Plant Protection Research Institute to report sightings

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Reference

https://www.isimangaliso.com/blog-details/isimangaliso-fights-aliens/

Key Takeaways

Title: “iSimangaliso fights aliens”
Date: 30 October 2019
Author/attribution: Mr. Bheki Manzini
World Heritage Site inscription: 1999
Employment: over 1100 people working in the field each year
Area treated: around 50 000 hectares per annum
Funding source: Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (sub program: Natural Resource Management Program)
Priority: follow-up on previously cleared areas; mapped blocks prioritised by biodiversity threats
Examples of alien plants targeted: Parthenium hysterophorus, Chromolaena odorata, Pereskia aculeate, Lantana camara, Cereus jamacaru, Psidium guajava, Solanum maritianum
Emerging threats workshop: hosted by SANBI, SASRI and INR
Emerging alien threats listed: Ant Tree, Pompom weed, Cat’s Claw creeper, Elephants foot, Lollipop climber, Yellow Himalayan raspberry
Alien insect threat: Euwallacea sp. (Polyphagus shot hole borer) found in 75+ tree species including avocado, orange, lemon, pecan
Public guidance: use websites environment.co.za, sanbi.org, invasives.org.za; contact ARC Plant Protection Research Institute to alert them
Media enquiries: Debbie Cooper (email redacted in text)
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
iSimangaliso Authority
Mr. Bheki Manzini
Carl Myhill (Land Care Manager)
Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
SANBI
SASRI
INR
ARC Plant Protection Research Institute
Debbie Cooper
Euwallacea sp. (Polyphagus shot hole borer)