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Building Partnerships and Bridging Science and Policy to Address the Biological Invasions Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2019

Jacob N. Barney Open the ORCID record for Jacob N. Barney [Opens in a new window] ,
Todd Schenk ,
David C. Haak ,
Scott Salom ,
Bryan Brown  and
Erin R. Hotchkiss Open the ORCID record for Erin R. Hotchkiss [Opens in a new window]
Jacob N. Barney*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Todd Schenk
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
David C. Haak
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Scott Salom
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Bryan Brown
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Erin R. Hotchkiss
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
*
*Author for correspondence: Jacob N. Barney, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. (Email: jnbarney@vt.edu)
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Abstract

Biological invasions are one of the grand challenges facing society, as exotic species introductions continue to rise and can result in dramatic changes to native ecosystems and economies. The scale of the “biological invasions crisis” spans from hyperlocal to international, involving a myriad of actors focused on mitigating and preventing biological invasions. However, the level of engagement among stakeholders and opportunities to collaboratively solve invasives issues in transdisciplinary ways is poorly understood. The Biological Invasions: Confronting a Crisis workshop engaged a broad group of actors working on various aspects of biological invasions in Virginia, USA—researchers, Extension personnel, educators, local, state, and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and land managers—to discuss their respective roles and how they interact with other groups. Through a series of activities, it became clear that despite shared goals, most groups are not engaging with one another, and that enhanced communication and collaboration among groups is key to designing effective solutions. There is strong support for a multistakeholder coalition to affect change in policy, public education/engagement, and solution design. Confronting the biological invasions crisis will increasingly require engagement among stakeholders.

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John A. Randall, University of California, DavisInvasive speciesscience policy solutionsstakeholdersworkshop
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 74 - 78
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© Weed Science Society of America, 2019 

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