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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Etienne, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear forum membres,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please notice that Dikerogammarus spp and Hypania
invalida should obviously be tranferred to the black list, as they are
detrimental to local fauna and biotopes, and still expanding (every year, we
find new sites and/or increased populations).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think that the list should be at species level
and that the species names should be clearly specified: Dikerogammarus villosus,
D. haemobaphes, Corbicula fluminea, Corbicula fluminalis (as they are for Rana,
Ludwigia, Triturus,...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please notice that the French names for Corbicula
are "Palourde d'eau douce" and sometimes "Palourde asiatique" ("clam" is
English).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being a specialist in benthic freshwater
macroinvertebrates, I have no remark on plants and other land
organisms.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Dr Jean-Pierre VANDEN BOSSCHE<BR>Attaché scientifique, Chef de
projet.<BR>Centre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forêts et du Bois
(CRNFB)<BR>DGRNE, Ministère de la Région wallonne,<BR>Avenue Maréchal Juin, 23.
B-5030 Gembloux (Belgique)<BR>Tél.: + 32 (0) 81 62 64 39 Fax: + 32 (0) 81
61 57 27<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:jp.vandenbossche@mrw.wallonie.be">jp.vandenbossche@mrw.wallonie.be</A><BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Le
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=E.Branquart@mrw.wallonie.be
href="mailto:E.Branquart@mrw.wallonie.be">BRANQUART Etienne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=invasive-species@biodiversity.be
href="mailto:invasive-species@biodiversity.be">Invasive alien species in
Belgium</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:54
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Invasive-species] Forum's
statement for SOS invasions !</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=2>
<P>Dear forum members,</P>
<P>Please find here attached a draft version of a recommendation document
intended to decision makers, listing priority actions to be undertaken to
prevent and control the development of invasive non-native species in Belgium.
This document was prepared together with the INPLANBEL team, on the basis of
recommendations from the CBD, the IUCN, the Council of Europe, the DEFRA (UK)
and the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy.</P>
<P>The black list of invasive non-native species in Belgium we discussed
earlier will be used as an appendix to the statement. I attach hereby the very
last version of it. Note that this listing system will be dynamic, making it
possible to transfer a species to a different list and to add new species in
the future.</P>
<P>Both documents will be presented as forum's outputs and distributed
together with SOS invasions hand-outs. It is basically the message of
scientists to decisions makers. As a member of the forum, your advice and
suggestions are of course very welcome.</P>
<P>Cheers,</P>
<P>Etienne</P>
<P>PS: do not forget to use the 'reply to all' button if you wish to reply on
the whole discussion list.</P></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>==========================================================================<BR> <BR>Dr.
Etienne Branquart<BR>Belgian Biodiversity Platform
(SPO)<BR> <BR>Ministere de la Region wallonne<BR>Centre de Recherche de
la Nature, des Forets et du Bois (DGRNE)<BR>Avenue Marechal Juin, 23<BR>B-5030
Gembloux- Belgium<BR> <BR>Tel : + 32 (0)81 620 420<BR>Fax
: + 32 (0)81 620 436<BR>E-mail : <A
href="mailto:E.Branquart@mrw.wallonie.be">E.Branquart@mrw.wallonie.be</A><BR>URL:
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