Collaboration Between Temporary Relocation Initiatives: Potentials, Challenges and Next Steps

More systematic collaboration between temporary international relocation initiatives is necessary to guarantee that persecuted civil society actors will be provided with protective relocation in the safest and most effective way. This study identifies conditions and next steps for a more formal and structural collaboration of existing and developing initiatives. It addresses questions of case referral systems, data protection and security standards, knowledge exchange and joint monitoring on safe return, inter alia

Quarantine checkpoints keep pests and diseases out of WA

Border quarantine checkpoints are an integral part of the Agriculture Protection Program - aimed at minimising introductions of unwanted pests, diseases and weeds into Western Australia. Checkpoint staff have the difficult task of seizing fruit and vegetables from travellers, while at the same time portraying a welcome face for visitors to Western Australia. A recently completed upgrade of the Eucla checkpoint on the Western Australian and South Australian border has addressed this contradiction by creating an attractive and welcoming entry point for travellers. John van Schagen reports on the recent upgrade, and the role of quarantine checkpoints in protecting Western Australian agriculture

APB Infonote - Meat ants

Meat-ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus) are native to Australia and are common in most country areas

European wasps : eradicating an unwanted pest

European wasps were first found in Western Australis in 1977. Mark Widmer and John van Schagen outline the pest\u27s life history and control progeams which are in place

Scaling readiness: Concepts, practices, and implementation.

Scaling Readiness is an approach that can support organizations, projects, and programs in achieving their ambitions to scale innovations and achieve impact. Scaling Readiness encourages critical reflection on how ready innovations are for scaling, and what appropriate actions could accelerate or enhance scaling