Achieving effective outreach for invasive species: firewood case studies from 2005 to 2016

Solano, Angelica; Rodriguez, Shari L.; Greenwood, Leigh; Rosopa, Patrick J.; Coyle, David R.

doi:10.1007/s10530-022-02848-w

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“…Likewise, the IAS literature acknowledges that because perceptions are socially and culturally constructed, individuals from different backgrounds and with different demographic profiles may be expected to have different perceptions of IAS and different attitudes toward their management (Shackleton et al 2019b). This has empirical support in some IAS research, for example, Solano et al’s (2022) recent study on firewood and IAS translocation, which revealed race and education as the strongest predictors of behavior. However, we have yet to fully explore potential sociodemographic links with IAS awareness and attitudes.…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Tourists’ (mis)understandings of nature: international and domestic visitors’ perceptions of invasive alien plants in New Zealand

Lovelock,

Ji,

Carr

et al. 2023

Invasive plant sci. manag.

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Tourism, as one of the world largest economic sectors, moving a substantial body of individuals and materials about the world, is implicated in the spread of invasive plants and is itself impacted by biological invasions which can degrade touristic landscapes and affect destination communities. Tourists constitute not only an immediate biological threat, but through their landscape and biota preferences also constitute a substantial economic and ecological force that has implications for invasive plant management in destinations. Tourists and the tourism industry are therefore significant stakeholders in invasive plant introduction, spread and management. This paper discusses an onsite survey (n=231) of domestic and international visitors in New Zealand, a destination where invasive species are an important ecological and economic issue. Findings show that visitors have a low understanding of the presence and level of threat of invasive plants, and express preferences for some plants that are highly invasive. However, there were substantial variations across the international sample, with visitors from Asian and European ethnicities expressing significantly different attitudes towards a range of invasive plants. Asian visitors were more likely to show preferences for some plants that were seriously invasive, and to be more accepting in general of invasive plants within landscapes, and less supportive of invasive species eradication. These findings suggest that attitudes towards invasive plants and their management may be culturally determined, which poses challenges for managers aiming to generate awareness and support from across diverse tourist cohorts for invasive species control. There are also challenges for gaining support from the tourism industry for invasive plant control programmes where particular ‘charismatic’ or attractive invasive plants may contribute to touristic landscapes and visitor itineraries.

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Tourists’ (mis)understandings of nature: international and domestic visitors’ perceptions of invasive alien plants in New Zealand

Lovelock,

Ji,

Carr

et al. 2023

Invasive plant sci. manag.

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“…While some studies have documented use and preferences for transporting firewood in recreational settings, little research has documented the habits of campground users in states severely impacted by invasive species or sought to understand if the "Do not Move Firewood" campaign, led by The Nature Conservancy and other partners, has led to an increased knowledge of the risks of moving firewood long distances, and what the effect of additional regulation might be on behavior. Solano et al (2020Solano et al ( , 2022 are two exceptions. Solano et al (2020) analyzed 4,840 survey responses to firewood awareness campaigns over 15 years (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016).…”

Section: Policy Options and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Firewood transport and invasive insect spread in Michigan

Budzyn,

Huff,

Frei

2024

Front. For. Glob. Change

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Transportation of firewood can be a vector for invasive insect spread resulting in damage to surrounding areas. In 2016 and 2021, surveys were conducted at campgrounds around Michigan to understand where campers were sourcing their firewood, awareness of the ‘Do not move firewood’ campaign, knowledge of invasive insects and pests, reactions to a potential ban on bringing firewood to campgrounds, and perspective on kiln-dried firewood – all potential policy levers to reduce the spread of invasive insects. Results indicated that campaign awareness slightly decreased between the survey years, personal firewood transport has decreased, and knowledge of invasives remains low. There is an opportunity for intensifying invasive species and firewood outreach efforts, however, regulation (and enforcement) may be more effective among those who would not comply or support a ban.

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“…). The earliest publication was from 2004 (Cannon et al 2004) and the latest were from 2022 (Cerri et al 2022, Solano et al 2022), and there was an increasing trend in the number of publications on this topic over time (Fig. ).…”

Section: Publications and Campaignsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Seven of the campaigns focused on a specific vector such as firewood transport (Solano et al 2022), economic trade (Oele et al 2015, Urquhart et al 2017, Cerri et al 2022), solid wood packing materials (Walter et al 2009), boats (Shaw et al 2014, Witzling et al 2016) and bait buckets (Witzling et al 2016). Most of the campaigns were organized by either governments (46%; e.g., Love & Genovese 2019) or academics (38%; e.g., Aloba et al 2017), whereas only one was organized by a non-governmental organization (NGO; Solano et al 2022). One was a collaboration between a government and an NGO (Azzurro et al 2016), while two were collaborations between academics and governments (Gupta 2010, Shannon et al 2020).…”

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On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species

Haley,

Lemieux,

Piczak

et al. 2023

Envir. Conserv.

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SummaryInvasive species can have disastrous effects on the ecosystems they invade, requiring costly, labour-intensive mitigation. Public awareness campaigns are often used as a tool to reduce these species’ impacts. While heralded as useful and cost-effective, little evidence suggests that these campaigns contribute to meaningful biological outcomes. Furthermore, awareness campaigns are relatively understudied despite their usage as a common approach to mitigating invasive species. We conducted a literature review to assess publications that evaluated the efficacy of public awareness campaigns for managing invasive species. Out of 4382 papers initially extracted for analysis, we determined that 24 of them included studies conducted on awareness campaigns for invasive species. Four public awareness campaigns were deemed a ‘success’, and the other campaigns’ success was indeterminable due to study design. Our study revealed that inconsistencies in defined end points, unclear procedures and variability of campaigns contribute to there being insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy of public awareness campaigns. To evaluate the true efficacy of public awareness campaigns, we recommend that organizations conducting such campaigns implement rigorous and standardized assessments (e.g., Before–After Control–Impact designs or Bayesian analyses) that include measures of not just changes in the knowledge and behaviour of target audiences, but also relevant biological outcomes.

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Achieving effective outreach for invasive species: firewood case studies from 2005 to 2016

Cited by 6 publications

References 43 publications

Tourists’ (mis)understandings of nature: international and domestic visitors’ perceptions of invasive alien plants in New Zealand

Tourists’ (mis)understandings of nature: international and domestic visitors’ perceptions of invasive alien plants in New Zealand

Firewood transport and invasive insect spread in Michigan

On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species

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