Working for Water

 When introduced species obtain an effective establishment, the consequences on native species are diverse and most of the time unpredictable (Mack et al., 2000). The negative consequences of introduction of species associated with difficult prediction made invasive species as the second reason of biodiversity loss (Courtenay Jr. & Williams, 1992). However, there is a tug of war between the governmental areas, if the government invest much money in environmental causes for example, the money to other fields could be less than necessary (mainly in developing countries where the investment should be well thought, considering that there the money is not abundant).

Logo of Working for Water.

The program of the department of water and forests from South Africa created a program in 1996, which today is considered the biggest program related with control of invasive species, called Working for Water. This program employs people, helps in social development and pay for environmental services.

The government saw in one problem the solution for many others. Poverty, personal formation and social inequality are points which the program also works. The method of rotational vacancy makes people with experience and personal formation, considering that one person who start to work without experience starts to gain it at Working for Water and after years give the vacancy to a new untrained. Then, those that worked for Working for Water can work in other places/ lands, now with experience.


More information at Working for water website: http://www.dwaf.gov.za/wfw/

Or in this article that I didn't find author but it was essential to understand the program:
 http://www.unep.org/training/programmes/Instructor%20Version/Part_3/readings/WfW_case.pdf







Works cited:

Courtenay, W. R. & Williams, J.D. 1992. Dispersal of exotic species from aquaculture sources, with emphasis on freshwater fishes.

Mack, R., Simberloff, D., Lonsdale, M., Evans, H., Clout, M., & Bazzaz, F. 2000. Biotic invasions: causes, epidemiology, global consequences and control. Ecological Application 10, 689-710.