Lead institution:
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – Belgium
This Decade Action has now been completed.
The PacMAN project will increase the technical and scientific capacity in marine invasive species early warning and early detection using the latest technologies in genomics and metabarcoding (eDNA).
It will also directly support the implementation of national and international policies with the aim to reduce and prevent the introduction of new invasive species into the marine environment.
Start Date: 01/09/2020
End Date: 31/12/2024
PacMAN scientific training course on eDNA for detecting marine invasive species is now freely accessible on: https://bit.ly/3AO2wS1
Lead Contact: Ward Appeltans (w.appeltans@unesco.org)
challenges:
2- Protect and restore ecosystems
9- Capacity development
host_programme:
ocean_basins:
South Pacific Ocean
type_of_action:
Project
United Nations Action