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The 10 worst pests threatening Aussie species

New research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub has shown that invasive or pest species are a problem for 1257 threatened species in Australia, or about four out of five species.

The Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership: An Organizational Workshop for Information Users and Providers and Request for Invasive Alien Species Information Needs Assessment

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/JSh/aw/79831 (2012-078)
To: GTI Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal points

The Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership: An Organizational Workshop for Information Users and Providers, 9 to 10 July 2012, London, United Kingdom

Reference: SCBD/CBD/STTM/JSH/va/79831 (2012-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

The Honolulu Challenge: an ambitious initiative to tackle the threat of invasive alien species

29 November 2016 - Governments, non-governmental organizations and local communities have taken up the Honolulu Challenge and agreed to take bold actions to counter invasive alien species that harm biodiversity.

The Micronesia Biosecurity Plan - An unprecedented cooperative effort to proactively analyze and prevent invasive species threats to the region of Micronesia.

The US Government, in conjunction with partners in Micronesia, is completing a comprehensive, science-based biosecurity plan to minimize invasive species threats to the region of Micronesia associated with the pending US Military build-up on Guam. The plan will include risk analyses of invasive ...

The Roles of Experimental Biology in the Protection of Endangered Species and the Control of Exotic Species

12 - 14 September 2001, Los Angeles, United States of America

The blood-hungry parasite that threatens big fish and business in the Great Lakes

They have the body of an eel, the mouth of a sarlacc, and the diet of a vampire. Sea lampreys are fish native to the Atlantic Ocean and the rivers that flow into it. But more than a century ago, they found their way into the Great Lakes, where they multiplied and became one of the most destructi ...

The cost of invasive species bears heavy on Indian economy: study

As many as 10 invasive alien species (IAS), out of 330 that are known to be invasive in India, have cost the economy $127.3 billion (Rs. 8.3 trillion) in the last 60 years, according to a recent analysis that points to glaring knowledge gaps in costs incurred by these species to the Indian economy.

The guidance addresses a major pathway for introduction and spread of invasive alien species, as a significant percentage of global invasive introductions result from pets, aquarium and terrarium species that escape from confined conditions and then get into the natural environment.

The invasion of the Asian killer hornet: is it here to stay?

Vespa velutina is included in the Spanish Catalog of Invasive Alien Species and the consequences of its establishment in Spain are ecological, economic and on human health. However, it is necessary to emphasize that the Asian wasp is no more dangerous than its European counterparts

The waters of the Galapagos Islands are being invaded by alien species

The waters around the Galapagos Islands, a hotspot of biodiversity off the coast of Ecuador, have been invaded by more alien species than previously thought. While the number of invasive species on land across the World Heritage Site are well-documented, relatively little was known about those i ...

The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems

The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the Great Lakes in the late 1980s. Yet despite intensive efforts to control it and its relative, the quagga mussel, these fingernail-sized mollusks are spreading through U.S. ri ...

The wicked risks of biosecurity: Invasive species in Australia

Invasive species have the potential to damage our economy, change our way of life and impact our wellbeing.We have seen this in previously introduced pest species like cane toads, which are highly toxic to both domestic pets and native species, and are a common nuisance in recreational areas lik ...

They identify and detail the 272 invasive species that could wreak havoc on the Iberian Peninsula

Scientists from Spain and Portugal have identified for the first time the 272 potentially invasive species in inland waters of both countries, which will allow the implementation of early warning and eradication systems to avoid ecological and economic damage.

Third Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) Data Standards Workshop

29 - 30 May 2009, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Three Australian native plants that have become invasive species

Australian native plants are having a moment in the sun, with more of us seeking out and planting native species than in the past. Our gardens—and our social media feeds—are brimming with beautiful Australian native blooms.

Tiny fly from Los Angeles has a taste for crushed invasive snails

As part of their project BioSCAN - devoted to the exploration of the unknown insect diversity in and around the city of Los Angeles - the scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (USA) have already discovered numerous insects that are new to science, but they are still only ...

Tiny invasive beetle threatens millions of trees in South Africa

The tiny polyphagous shot hole borer and its associated fungus looks set to become the most damaging biological invasion in South Africa’s urban environments, warns the country’s latest report on biological invasions.

Tobago fisherman: Eat lionfish to save the reefs

Lionfish, an invasive species in the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea, is a threat to the marine ecosystem. Native to the Indo-Pacific, the lionfish devours over 80 types of prey who do not recognise it as a predator.

Toilet-invading iguanas among invasive species now banned in Florida

Florida is known as a state with a fondness for the exotic, from its long history of accommodating religious cults to the Bubble Room restaurant where every day is Christmas Day. But now time is running out for one type of eccentric Floridian: those who own or breed exotic and invasive reptiles ...

Tracking species invasions with digital biodiversity data

Large online data sources are increasingly important to understand biological invasions. Emerging fields of conservation culturomics and iEcology have a great potential to inform invasion science and practice through novel insights and knowledge. In a recent publication, an international researc ...

Training Seminar on CITES issues. Deadline for Applications: 10 March 2003

31 March - 3 April 2003, Oslo, Norway

Training and Review Workshop on the Management of Marine and Coastal Invasive Species in the COBSEA Region

31 August - 4 September 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) (COP12): “Their Future is Our Future Sustainable Development for Wildlife & People”

23 - 28 October 2017, Manila, Philippines

Twelfth meeting of the Inter-agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species

2 - 3 November 2023, Online

Twenty-ninth meeting of the Animals Committee (CITES)

18 - 22 July 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

Twenty-third meeting of the Plants Committee (CITES)

22 - 27 July 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

UN celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity by highlighting threat of invasive alien species

Montreal/Nairobi, 22 May 2001 – The world’s rich and irreplaceable biological heritage is under attack on many fronts, from land clearance, over-hunting and over-harvesting, pollution – and the spread of invasive alien species

UN issues guidelines to minimize risk of invasive species - Guidance targets pets, terrarium and aquarium species and live bait

PyeongChang/Montreal, 10 October 2014 – The Convention on Biological Diversity today adopted new guidance to tackle the introduction of invasive species as pets, aquarium and terrarium species, and as live bait and live food.

UNEP Fisheries Workshop

12 February 2001, Geneva, Switzerland

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-IAS/1

Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-IAS/1/ADD1

Organization Of Work: Adoption of the Agenda <br>Annotations to the provisional agenda

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-IAS/2

Invasive Alien Species: Further Clarification of the Gaps and Inconsistencies in the International Regulatory Framework

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-IAS/2/1/ADD1/REV1

Revised Annotated Agenda to the Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-IAS/2/2

Addressing the Risks Associated with the Introduction of Alien Species as Pets, Aquarium and Terrarium Species, and as Live Bait and Live Food

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-IAS/2/INF/1

Consideration of Aquatic Plants within the International Plant Protection Convention

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/28

Invasive Alien Species: Progress Report on the Programme of Work

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/33

Standards, Guidance and Relevant Activities of the Organizations That Support Parties and Other Governments to Address the Risks Associated with the Introduction of Alien Species As Pets, Aquarium and Terrarium Species, and As Live Bait and Live Food

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/34

Operational Plan for Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/19

Invasive Alien Species: Progress Report

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/10

Analysis on Pathways for the Introduction of Invasive Alien Species: Updates

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/34

The Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership: Work Plans of Working Groups in 2015 -2016

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/8

Technical and Scientific Cooperation on Invasive Alien Species in Islands

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/9

A Toolkit for Parties to Facilitate Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 on Invasive Alien Species

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/34

Invasive Alien Species: Project/Programme Logical Frameworks for Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 in the Pacific Small Island Developing States

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/39

A Progress on Capacity Development in the Pacific towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9

UNEP/CBD/COP/5/INF/33

Invasive Species in Eastern Africa:<br>Proceedings of a workshop held at ICIPE, July 5-6, 1999

UNEP/CBD/COP/5/INF/9

Progress report on the Implementation of the Programmes of Work-Gaps in measures taken to prevent the introduction of Alien Invasive Species and Genotypes that threaten Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Habitats or Species

UNEP/CBD/COP/6/18

Alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species<br />Review and consideration of options for the implementation of article 8(h), on alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species

UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/28

Alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species<br>Progress report on matters relating to the implementation of paragraph 14 of Decision V/8 of the Conference of the Parties and section b in Recommendation VI/4 of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advic