Invasive Alien Species
Direct driver of biodiversity loss
Invasive alien species are a main driver of biodiversity loss across the world, they have severe negative impacts on biodiversity, health and economic activities. Article 8(h) of the Convention on Biological Diversity states that, ‘Each contracting Party shall, as far as possible and as appropriate, prevent the introduction of, control or eradicate those alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats or species’. In line with this, the Conference of the Parties has identified Invasive alien species as a crosscutting issue and has produced a number of decisions on invasive alien species through the years.
In addition, The Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework which was adopted in 2022, with the aim to halt and reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a path to recovery (...), has a Target focused on invasive alien species (Target 6) which is meant to be achieved by 2030.
Notifications on invasive alien species
19 January 2026 2026-009 Workshop on invasive alien species for Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 5-7 May 2026 - Panama City, Panama