The National Invasive Strategy and Action Plan is in its final stages as a component of the CABI-led project ‘Preventing Costs of Invasive Alien Species’ (IAS).
That is according to the National Project Coordinator, Dr. Kerry Dore who drafted the action plan.
During a panel discussion organized by the St. Kitts Department of Agriculture, Dr. Dore read a commentary explaining the aim of the project from the Project Director, Mr. Evan Perry, an Environmentalist in the department:
She also gave this synopsis on her role in the project:
Dr. Kerry Dore.
The project is being financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and is being supported and implemented by the United Nations Environment program and the Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI).
CABI is an international, inter-governmental, not-for-profit organization that provides information and scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
In related news – Former Director of Agriculture in St. Kitts, Mr. Melvin James gave this synopsis on the impacts of the Green Vervet Monkey in St. Kitts:
Dr. Kerry Dore spoke about the work she has been doing over the years to address such issues:
