Myrtle Rust Management for Practitioners - open series
About
"Local government enabling community-led recovery of Myrtle Rust impacted species".Speaker: Emma Simpkins - Auckland Council
Emma will discuss the actions implemented by local government to support threatened Myrtaceae in Auckland, primarily by engaging community to build capacity to support species and ecosystem recovery. Their conservation actions include funding mana whenua (indigenous people) and community groups to lead monitoring of Lophomyrtus obcordata (rōhutu) and Syzygium maire (maire tawake) populations and carry out fungicide treatments in order to collect seed for propagation, establishing ex situ collections of threatened species including rōhutu and rātā moehau (Metrosideros bartlettii), creating awareness of Myrtle Rust through workshops and training, and advocating for nursery suppliers to have a nursery biosecurity accreditation (Plant Pass) to ensure healthy plants are used in restoration.
Image: Emma Simpkins
A collaboration between the ANPC, UNSW and BGANZ.
Date
Thursday 5 December 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC+11)Location
Online event access details will be provided by the event organiser