Funders
Woody Weeds was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in the frame of the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d). Woody Weeds + is funded by SDC. The project in Tanzania is funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Woody Weeds Partners
Woody Weeds + Partners
• Dr Urs Schaffner and Dr René Eschen, CABI Switzerland
• Dr Albrecht Ehrensperger and Dr Sandra Eckert, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland
• Simon Choge, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Marigat, Kenya
• Dr Boniface Kiteme, Center for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD), Nanyuki, Kenya
• Dr Staline Kibet, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), University of Nairobi, Kenya
• Dr Ivan Rwomushana and Winnie Nunda, CABI Kenya
• Dr Benjamin Gräub and Dr Sylvia Ng’eno, Farmbetter LTD, Switzerland
Darwin Tanzania (DARCC013) Partners
• Dr René Eschen and Dr Urs Schaffner, CABI Switzerland
• Dr John Richard, Tanzania Forestry Research Institute – TAFORI
• Lilian Looloitai, Community Research and Development Services, Arusha
• Zakaria Faustin, Tanzania Natural Resource Forum, Arusha
• Samson Kiswaga, Tanzania Wildlife Authority, Morogoro
• Dr Albrecht Ehrensperger, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland
Useful Links
Invasive Species Compendium Datasheets, maps, images, abstracts and full text on invasive species of the world
Twitter: @ISCompendium; reporting new content and recent updates
Biological Control of Weeds – A world catalogue of agents and their target weeds