Resources for the eradication and control of invasive alien species
FAO. (2011). Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox. Includes decision-making guide for invasive species program managers or the document alien invasive species: impacts on forests and forestry (Moore, B. 2005). 2nd link
Island Conservation. Database of Island Invasive Species Eradications (DIISE). Attempts to compile all historical and current invasive vertebrate eradication projects on islands.
Katsanevakis, S. (2022). Management Options for Marine IAS. Technical note prepared by IUCN for the European Commission. The report provides a global review of the scientific literature on the effectiveness of management of marine IAS, analyses globally applied management options for marine invasive species, identifies best practices and success stories, and reviews constraints to managing marine IAS.
Sankaran, K., Schwindt, E., Sheppard, A.W., et al. (2023). Chapter 5: Management; challenges, opportunities and lessons learned. In: Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Roy, H. E., Pauchard, A., Stoett, P., and Renard Truong, T. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany.
Shackleton, R.T., Adriaens, T., Brundu, G., et al. (2019). Stakeholder engagement in the study and management of invasive alien species. Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 229 (January)
Sheppard, A.W., Paynter, Q., Mason, P., et al. (2019). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. The Application of Biological Control for the Management of Established Invasive Alien Species Causing Environmental Impacts. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Technical Series No. 91. Montreal, Canada 88 pages. The document provides detailed technical information on the application of classical biological control, as well as the track record and case studies of past successful applications, including evidence of non-target impacts.
University of Cambridge (2024) Conservation evidence. A free information resource designed to support decisions about how to maintain and restore global biodiversity. Presents summarized evidence from the scientific literature (studies) about the effects of conservation actions such as methods of habitat or species management.