Invasive Alien Species

Invasive Alien Species // Training courses on invasive alien species
Friday // 5.15.2026

Workshop on invasive alien species for Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

The workshop was by the Secretariat of the Convention, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and with the generous support of the Government of Denmark, the European Union and the Government of Japan

The goal of the training course was to support Parties in achieving the implementation of Target 6 of the Framework on invasive alien species, provide an overview of available tools and guidance on invasive alien species and identify the capacities and needs of Parties in the region with respect to implementing Target 6.

Meeting documents can be found here

Presentations (Spanish)

1_Trabajo del Convenio de Diversidad Biológica en materia de especies invasoras

2_Especies invasoras conceptos básicos

3_ Herramientas del Convenio de Diversidad Biológica en materia de especies invasoras

4_Herramientas IUCN_Especies invasoras

5_Gobernanza integrada para especies invasoras

6_NISSAP

7_Colaboración intersectorial y partes interesadas

8_Análisis prospectivos para especies invasoras

9_Hernandez_050526_COL_GBIF tools

10_Vías de introducción

11_BRIDGE and COMBINA Smithsonian

12_GEF como fuente financiera para proyectos de EEI

13_Descubre a Island Conservation

Country presentations

Training materials and links

 

Training course for Pacific small island developing States on invasive alien species 15-17 July 2025, Apia, Samoa

The Training course was co-organised by the Secretariat of the Convention, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme  and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and with generous support from the Governments of Denmark, Japan and the European Union. 

The goal of the training course was to share information on tools and resources available to support countries in addressing Target 6, as well as on sharing lessons learned from the sub-region.

  • Agendas and report can be accessed through the  Meeting page

Presentations

Country presentations

 

Training materials and links

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Invasive Species Landing Page

 Battler Resource Base to assist Pacific Island invasive species practitioners in their battle against invasive species