[APWG] International efforts to address threats from Invasive Alien Species (plants and animals)

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Invasive Alien Species are one of the five main direct drivers of biodiversity loss globally*. Sharing info on international efforts to address threats from invasive alien species and links to more info...

The intergovernmental science-policy platform for biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES) released a new assessment on Invasive Alien Species in September 2023, entitled the IPBES Thematic Assessment of Invasive Alien Species and their Control. The Report is the result of four years of work by 86 experts from 49 countries, and synthesizes information from over 13,000 references into a comprehensive scientific assessment and concise summary document for policy makers. In conducting this assessment, experts assessed the current status and trends of invasive alien species, their impacts, their drivers, their management, and policy options to address the challenges they pose. The assessment takes into account various knowledge and value systems including Indigenous and local knowledge.

The IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) from the Species Survival Commission (SSC) is working with the co-chairs of the IPBES assessment to address threats from Invasive Alien Species. You can subscribe to the ISSG listserv to stay abreast of their work. The UCN Specialist Groups and Task Forces are composed of experts who volunteer their time to represent and do work on behalf of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) - if you have expertise and would like to contribute to their work, see the link below.

*the 5 drivers are: changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasive species

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
>See the UN Invasive Alien Species webpage<https://www.unep.org/resources/report/invasive-alien-species-report> for the report and other details
>Watch the IPBES outreach video<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/ls/click?upn=u001.4CrdIT8XuWERHNjNUFa3D0mGl6lTqkgt2Z8cAazP-2BRhSTnpcnGLhnPfQr15Zfmil26jofRD3wm1qnSPWYMM3UtYJ-2Fr3FrmfNmeLFT4ytU14-3DcYbZ_viv87QBHgf3cZPYRGDRhIR5bZYQGHqSSMwjqkprK4fjY6YslhGkwHBRLxr0Z0pLjj9XTPeKcH3eqrE7HYV-2FUXPsnCC1hByek85D4ZCDKmoNLGok8tqdLBJaDXQvAePjB2ms341M37dwscdFoltJmtRHzdT62psVU6Bxf40yqoB-2FinhzkDPHM1YlUzpPHXcpgTthERaCtaBpZDcNu8NbY-2FKzidWDkCz5egiLh-2FdctO-2FKo3V14b-2BnbhOb3p6kCe-2Bny1GywBi-2Fh2-2Fk8c-2BdaHNm-2Fx8e2VJBtuFzk2lEk25L8vDBLzG7c6MzzurCla3Rb4zAKitwAKo7cJETXzzV7P8MB7kj0y7t5KBjb9b3zOH8cpzyqEbmUtG6fOSi3zRKZW2lA> (7min) about the Invasive Alien Species assessment (subtitle available in all UN languages).
>Learn more about the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group<https://www.iucn.org/our-union/commissions/group/iucn-ssc-invasive-species-specialist-group> and their resources
>Find out about membership in IUCN Species Specialist Groups<https://www.iucn.org/our-union/commissions/species-survival-commission/about/become-ssc-member>
>Read more about the drivers of biodiversity loss<https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/five-drivers-nature-crisis#:~:text=Agricultural%20expansion%20continues%20to%20be,species%20at%20risk%20of%20extinction.>

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