UK Biodiversity 2007

Plantlife International - £120,812
Towards the costs over two and a half years of a project to counter the spread of invasive non native-plant species in England and Wales.

Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland - £103,000
Towards the salary of a programme co-ordinator and the costs associated with developing bio-security plans and the control of existing non native populations around Scotland over three years.

SAMS - £126,000
Towards a rigorous assessment over three years of the risk of introduction associated with hull fouling and unintentional aquaculture activity; determining most effective methods for early detection and control; continuation of the reporting system established by MARLIN to protect native biodiversity from the impacts of marine invasive non-native species that enter the UK marine environment via hull fouling and unintentional aquaculture activity.

The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit - £159,049
Towards work over three years that will map white-claw cray fish distribution and density in the Upper Thames area and devise effective conservation strategies for invasive species to provide the necessary knowledge and tools to manage more effectively the ecological and socio-economic impacts of the invasive Signal Crayfish.

Total value of grants: £508,861
Number of grants: 4

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