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Staff profiles
Catherine Hazlewood, Senior Invasive Species Policy Advisor for North America 
I started with The Nature Conservancy in December 2005, and I am a member of the Global Invasive Species Team.
Invasive species have been identified by The Conservancy as a top threat to biological diversity at sites where we work
around the world, and what is worse is that harmful new invasions continue to occur, even though many of them are
preventable. The Global Invasive Species Team's role is to help the organization ensure invasive species do not impede
our ability to reach our 2015 goal by implementing strategies to help prevent harmful new invasions and to help our state
and country programs build their capacity to prevent and abate invasive species threats.Primarily, I hope to work with staff around the Conservancy to promote strong federal policies to prevent new invasions to the US and North America. Currently in the U.S., our laws with regard to invasive species are extremely weak. We spend billions to control known outbreaks while we fail to spend even a few million to prevent the outbreaks from happening in the first place. We need to develop the federal capacity to prevent invasive species, to rapidly respond to outbreaks once detected, and to make agencies accountable for slowing the spread of invasions. Catherine Hazlewood Global Invasive Species Team The Nature Conservancy 4245 North Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22203-1606 State & country programs
Profiles of noteworthy invasive species work being done by state and country programs in The Nature Conservancy. Success stories
Invasive species management is not impossible. Read these success stories and be inspired. Assessments and regional plans
Assessments of invasive species issues for various operating units in The Nature Conservancy. 1998-99 survey
Learn about our 1999 survey--a snapshot of invasive species issues across all of The Nature Conservancy. Contact us Address information to help you contact GIST staff. Other site resources Weed Information Management System (WIMS)
A fully-integrated hardware and software application for mapping invasives and tracking management actions. Remote sensing
A review of remote sensing technology, as applied to invasive species detection and mapping. Templates and examples
Adaptive management planning tools such as model plans for sites, weed control templates, etc. Very useful! Invasive species learning networks
Learn about Invasive Species Networks that help promote best practices for invasive species abatement among staff in The Nature Conservancy, partner agencies, and other organizations. Listserves
Join our listserve to voice your frustrations and trumpet your successes. |
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