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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> aliens-l-request@list.auckland.ac.nz <aliens-l-request@list.auckland.ac.nz> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marc Imlay<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 30, 2021 9:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> aliens-l@list.auckland.ac.nz<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Debika Ray' <debika@debikaray.com><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Aliens-L] Article about invasive plant species<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Use of invasive species as materials for design and architecture and other uses has been discussed previously and consensus was that it is a good idea if we do not become dependent on the invasive species. When it is eradicated, switch to a non-invasive substitute, Do not plant it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc Imlay<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryland Sierra Club<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:aliens-l-request@list.auckland.ac.nz">aliens-l-request@list.auckland.ac.nz</a> <<a href="mailto:aliens-l-request@list.auckland.ac.nz">aliens-l-request@list.auckland.ac.nz</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shyama Pagad<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'aliens-l Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:aliens-l@list.auckland.ac.nz">aliens-l@list.auckland.ac.nz</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Debika Ray <<a href="mailto:debika@debikaray.com">debika@debikaray.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Aliens-L] Article about invasive plant species<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I’m a UK-based journalist and I’m researching an article about the potential use of invasive species as materials for design and architecture – for example, using Japanese knotweed to make furniture (some examples in the links below). As well as speaking to the designers themselves, I need to consult experts who can comment from an ecologist/biological/legal perspective on the risks, challenges and opportunities of working with such materials. If you have any knowledge of this area, I’d be happy to hear from you on</span></i><i><span lang=EN-NZ> <a href="mailto:debika@debikaray.com">debika@debikaray.com</a>. Thanks!</span></i><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span lang=EN-NZ> <br><a href="https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/projects/invasive-plants-club">https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/projects/invasive-plants-club</a><br><a href="https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/stories/une-semaine-dans-les-atelier-de-tedac-valoriser-la-renouee-du-japon">https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/stories/une-semaine-dans-les-atelier-de-tedac-valoriser-la-renouee-du-japon</a><br><a href="https://leibal.com/furniture/3kg-bench/">https://leibal.com/furniture/3kg-bench/</a><br><a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/16/researchers-create-bio-concrete-from-invasive-plant-and-animal-species/">https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/16/researchers-create-bio-concrete-from-invasive-plant-and-animal-species/</a><br><a href="https://notweedpaper.com/">https://notweedpaper.com/</a></span></i><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'>Debika Ray</span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'>website: <a href="https://www.debikaray.com/">debikaray.com</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'>instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/debikaray/">@debikaray</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/debikaray">@debikaray</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>On 28 Oct 2021, at 10:16, Shyama Pagad <<a href="mailto:s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz">s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>Dear Debika</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>Happy to post but you will need to write a message with details and send it to me with a request to Aliens-L members to respond and I can post it copying you</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>Regards</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>Shyama</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Debika Ray <<a href="mailto:debika@debikaray.com">debika@debikaray.com</a>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Thursday, 28 October 2021 9:42 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Shyama Pagad <<a href="mailto:s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz">s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Piero Genovesi <<a href="mailto:piero.genovesi@isprambiente.it">piero.genovesi@isprambiente.it</a>>; Riccardo Scalera <<a href="mailto:scalera.riccardo@gmail.com">scalera.riccardo@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: Article about invasive plant species<span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Hi Shyama,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I’ll certainly be getting in touch with a Knotweed focused management group in the UK, but I was also looking for two other experts: someone who can talk about these plans from a biological/scientific/ecological perspective (e.g. unintended consequences, challenges of handling these materials and their potential – ideally from an international standpoint, rather than being specifically UK focused) and someone who can outline the legal challenges associated with them. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>I’d be very grateful if you could post on the Aliens-L list for me – thanks for offering. I’m guessing it’s more likely that I’ll get responses from the former group of people (biologists/ecologists) there? To clarify, at the moment, I’m gathering preliminary research for my editor before she agrees for me to go ahead with the article, so I’m really just looking for names of potential experts commentators at this stage, rather than doing any interviews.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Debika<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>Debika Ray</span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>website: <a href="https://www.debikaray.com/">debikaray.com</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/debikaray/">@debikaray</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/debikaray">@debikaray</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>On 27 Oct 2021, at 23:52, Shyama Pagad <<a href="mailto:s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz">s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>Greetings Debika</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>Thank you for you message. Based in the UK I am aware of many Knotweed focused management groups. They may be the best persons to contact.</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>You could post a message on our Aliens-L list with a request. I can post it on your behalf and copy you in if you like. It reaches over 1500 subscribers across the world.</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>Kind regards</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'>SHyama</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Segoe Print"'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Debika Ray <<a href="mailto:debika@debikaray.com">debika@debikaray.com</a>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Wednesday, 27 October 2021 11:31 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:Piero.Genovesi@isprambiente.it">Piero.Genovesi@isprambiente.it</a>; Shyama Pagad <<a href="mailto:s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz">s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz</a>>;<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:Scalera.Riccardo@gmail.com">Scalera.Riccardo@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Article about invasive plant species<span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Hi Piero, Shyama and Riccardo,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>I hope you are well. I’m a journalist based in London specialising in design and architecture, and I’m researching an potential article about whether invasive plant species such as Japanese knotweed could be used as materials in the context of design - e.g. to make furniture or other objects (some examples below):<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><a href="https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/projects/invasive-plants-club">https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/projects/invasive-plants-club</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><a href="https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/stories/une-semaine-dans-les-atelier-de-tedac-valoriser-la-renouee-du-japon">https://www.atelier-luma.org/en/stories/une-semaine-dans-les-atelier-de-tedac-valoriser-la-renouee-du-japon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><a href="https://leibal.com/furniture/3kg-bench/">https://leibal.com/furniture/3kg-bench/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/16/researchers-create-bio-concrete-from-invasive-plant-and-animal-species/">https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/16/researchers-create-bio-concrete-from-invasive-plant-and-animal-species/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><a href="https://notweedpaper.com/">https://notweedpaper.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>I was hoping you could suggest some experts who I might be able to consult on the risks (both environmental and legal) and opportunities of these proposals and the practical viability of scaling up such solutions?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Debika<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>Debika Ray</span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>website: <a href="https://www.debikaray.com/">debikaray.com</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/debikaray/">@debikaray</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/debikaray">@debikaray</a></span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="99%" noshade style='color:#909090' align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=90 height=33 style='width:.9375in;height:.3437in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png" alt="Avast logo"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#3D4D5A'>This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. <br><a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus">www.avast.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>