[PCA] FW: IUCN: Consultation - proposed IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species (EICAT)

Mon Aug 5 14:00:59 CDT 2019

FYI, in case anyone is interested in commenting on the second version of the proposed IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species, please see below.

Bruce

Bruce E. Young, Ph.D
Chief Zoologist and Senior Conservation Scientist
NatureServe
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From: IUCN Members <membership at iucn-crm.org>
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Subject: IUCN: Consultation - proposed IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species (EICAT)

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To:  IUCN Members:  IUCN Commission members

CC: National and Regional Committees, IUCN Leadership Team, IUCN Councillors, Director General, IUCN Leadership Team, Membership Focal Points, Union Development Group

Invitation to take part in the IUCN member consultation (second round), on a proposed IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species.
 Deadline: 2 September 2019

Dear IUCN Members, Dear IUCN Commission members,

In July 2017 IUCN invited its Members and Commission members to take part in a consultation on the scientific underpinning and governance of IUCN’s proposed standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species, known as “Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa” (EICAT). We received 260 responses from across 77 countries, and IUCN and its SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group would like to thank all those who participated in this process.

Building on the results and feedback received through this consultation, and lessons learned from the application of EICAT a version 2 of the proposed standard has been published, along with the results of the first consultation. We therefore invite all IUCN Members and Commission members to take part in round two of the consultation, on the second version of the proposed standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species, EICAT.

Firstly we recommend that you review the results of the first consultation, and the IUCN responses to questions and comments received through the consultation. Following this, please read the second version of the EICAT Categories and Criteria (the proposed ‘standard’), and the accompanying Guidelines for using EICAT document. There is also a separate document that summarises the major changes made to EICAT version 1. All these documents can be accessed on the IUCN EICAT webpage, by clicking here<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/wf/click?upn=XU9dj2iJv0Ci5IkkSFYGk9s7ZmGOWkGZ2-2B3AJFd18OAmUuX4X33fArEUhywqHMgmBzEBugFtUQjE8F9ouX7dk6Jd0Lo-2BO0jNixRuj05-2BWIRe6-2BosWAiF4USBlPkSX6Jw8pdCdFYitOPnvvbLpOcOfZEOdlSXKwKI11ZNkgYQ5CA-3D_klTV7vJ2dmdcTTKZ1di282tNhVFcZkqtnauT6U9-2B9eGFjLKZZoFfCxWj8gD-2Bys0cuLMdzLEirJRoNHB2wlnQuQP5jQlkNpIrEVoPJ3v8Q7zDvUYlMxQ4DPCHVLvbgi7lXIN9odCSpDmCuq05bSv4IeM8LvzR7PeUCZdKSQIoBjDv-2BlltG-2FgH5LhpHkhJujNtYXwSnmRRWVC7RHHnGh5wyhfdP6mu00ZWKy1-2Bn0R2p-2F02wWXoPNXfKW21bQa9RXu3uaWDDXCewgMVJDo3ACeLoCPImT8ZjoPncI-2B7rXYGIWux-2F0Fsxf-2BYp8O4wAiqAQprk1gqrAela3R5cW2K5ucZhQ-3D-3D> (see Downloads on the right hand side of the page).

Your comments on version two can be submitted to IUCN through a small online questionnaire, which can be found by clicking here<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/wf/click?upn=XU9dj2iJv0Ci5IkkSFYGk9s7ZmGOWkGZ2-2B3AJFd18OAmUuX4X33fArEUhywqHMgmBzEBugFtUQjE8F9ouX7dk6Jd0Lo-2BO0jNixRuj05-2BWIRe6-2BosWAiF4USBlPkSX6Jwew-2FXGGVOs0QnN25m3yCZTsgJ1aS8yGLfQzhArFZa66A-3D_klTV7vJ2dmdcTTKZ1di282tNhVFcZkqtnauT6U9-2B9eGFjLKZZoFfCxWj8gD-2Bys0cuLMdzLEirJRoNHB2wlnQuQP5jQlkNpIrEVoPJ3v8Q7zDvUYlMxQ4DPCHVLvbgi7lXIN9odCSpDmCuq05bSv4IeM8LvzR7PeUCZdKSQIoBjDv-2BlltG-2FgH5LhpHkhJujNtAS9oRw1cTPQ7zcpCDcIc7gU22ZQNW87VEtVumhxT4JL1UdLmnzJ3RgAVnnkJj1UUAr41dAQg0lTlzq1-2FKc3jARHwE8YyyNOYjp-2F0Tq76WQm7JLqpiW8OwKeg1ajAhF9NsjciSNYWq6twz0F8DjIpqQ-3D-3D>. The consultation period will last for four weeks from today, ending on 2 September 2019.

Background information

Invasive Alien Species (aka invasive non-native species) are recognised as a major direct and indirect driver of biodiversity loss across the globe, their economic impact is estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and they have significant negative effects upon food security, and human health and well-being.

This has led to invasive alien species being prioritised in international policy fora, including Aichi Target 9 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Target 15.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which call for the prioritisation of invasive alien species for prevention, eradication or control;

However, as there is no global, standardised, systematic evaluation, prioritisation and monitoring process in place for invasive alien species, IUCN were requested in 2014 by parties to the CBD (COP XII Decision 17<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/wf/click?upn=XU9dj2iJv0Ci5IkkSFYGk9s7ZmGOWkGZ2-2B3AJFd18OAmUuX4X33fArEUhywqHMgmBzEBugFtUQjE8F9ouX7dk6Jd0Lo-2BO0jNixRuj05-2BWIRe6-2BosWAiF4USBlPkSX6Jw-2FBWHbZkDyH-2BsPtyglBhPppfVEGvdljmNvBATDCUw9hg-3D_klTV7vJ2dmdcTTKZ1di282tNhVFcZkqtnauT6U9-2B9eGFjLKZZoFfCxWj8gD-2Bys0cuLMdzLEirJRoNHB2wlnQuQP5jQlkNpIrEVoPJ3v8Q7zDvUYlMxQ4DPCHVLvbgi7lXIN9odCSpDmCuq05bSv4IeM8LvzR7PeUCZdKSQIoBjDv-2BlltG-2FgH5LhpHkhJujNtYi9F4FUa4a06c6ew5VNLXO9PlqHAUGS6y6dmEn-2F14E9lEpK-2BhwLXCy3t6YKn60rWYE8ZDGAQRltP76EAvOmG-2BFnYbV3RfUKCFy7jx1OUYRHUsNE3SXynjG-2BfY3kNQA0lF8hUxETH8L1joLad2qhSrQ-3D-3D>) to develop a system for classifying invasive alien species based on the nature and magnitude of their impacts. IUCN, through its Species Survival Commission Invasive Species Specialist Group has now developed such a system, published in 2015, called ‘Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa (EICAT)’.

At the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN members passed Resolution WCC-2016-Res-018<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/wf/click?upn=XU9dj2iJv0Ci5IkkSFYGk9s7ZmGOWkGZ2-2B3AJFd18OAmUuX4X33fArEUhywqHMgmBzEBugFtUQjE8F9ouX7dk6Jd0Lo-2BO0jNixRuj05-2BWIRe6-2BosWAiF4USBlPkSX6JwUKkDbSbtY9QkJRrsa56dt0Hgu9nbIDkswwj3Oizq-2Bq4-3D_klTV7vJ2dmdcTTKZ1di282tNhVFcZkqtnauT6U9-2B9eGFjLKZZoFfCxWj8gD-2Bys0cuLMdzLEirJRoNHB2wlnQuQP5jQlkNpIrEVoPJ3v8Q7zDvUYlMxQ4DPCHVLvbgi7lXIN9odCSpDmCuq05bSv4IeM8LvzR7PeUCZdKSQIoBjDv-2BlltG-2FgH5LhpHkhJujNtxmAOPBCylEnWsCA-2FyLy75zxq5WubSDKdJwchzV1O3-2BUEF5GWr6MphdZgTRT0XROTfkOuxuw5vgMimTYrSc4BZFfeFnKHxD6epodky41jjHtspSUnRSVByrcGKL85dyrnAx6o-2BHlqMv3fVDv5CQAURw-3D-3D> ‘Toward an IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species’, which “requests the SSC and Director General to conduct a consultation process involving all relevant stakeholders within the Union to develop EICAT, integrating the outcomes into the IUCN Global Invasive Species Database and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, thus providing an essential background for the achievement of Aichi Target 9 (and subsequent related targets) and SDG Target 15.8”.

EICAT Summary

EICAT is a simple, objective and transparent assessment process that classifies alien species into one of five categories, according to the magnitude of the detrimental impacts to the environment. It has 5 objectives:

  1.  identify those taxa that have different levels of environmental impact;
  2.  facilitate comparisons of the level of impact by alien taxa among regions and taxonomic groups;
  3.  facilitate predictions of potential future impacts of taxa in the target region and elsewhere;
  4.  aid in prioritisation of management actions; and
  5.  aid in evaluation of management methods.

It must be stressed that EICAT

  1.  is NOT a risk assessment, and its output alone should not be used to assign the priority that should be attached to the control or management of any given alien species. Risk assessment and priority setting require contextual information that is not incorporated into the EICAT scheme.
  2.  is NOT a statutory list of harmful invasive species.
  3.  should NOT to be used on its own to identify which alien species should be regulated.

It is envisaged that the EICAT scheme will be used by scientists, land managers and conservation practitioners as a tool to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of impacts caused by different alien taxa, to alert relevant stakeholders to the possible consequences of the arrival of certain alien species, and to inform the prioritisation, implementation and evaluation of management policies and actions.

The EICAT system must be applied in a consistent and comparable manner across different assessments. Therefore, IUCN have developed a standardised protocol to be applied to this assessment, that is analogous to, and draws heavily upon, the framework adopted for classifications for the globally recognised IUCN Red List of Threatened Species<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/wf/click?upn=XU9dj2iJv0Ci5IkkSFYGk9s7ZmGOWkGZ2-2B3AJFd18OAmUuX4X33fArEUhywqHMgmBzEBugFtUQjE8F9ouX7dk6Jd0Lo-2BO0jNixRuj05-2BWIRe6-2BosWAiF4USBlPkSX6Jw9qGLDdJgPu0kU23x-2B3n2eBiWrU6-2BtOfqopHZMgWE-2Fy0-3D_klTV7vJ2dmdcTTKZ1di282tNhVFcZkqtnauT6U9-2B9eGFjLKZZoFfCxWj8gD-2Bys0cuLMdzLEirJRoNHB2wlnQuQP5jQlkNpIrEVoPJ3v8Q7zDvUYlMxQ4DPCHVLvbgi7lXIN9odCSpDmCuq05bSv4IeM8LvzR7PeUCZdKSQIoBjDv-2BlltG-2FgH5LhpHkhJujNtImbddGQvsp3knEMShD5-2FdMce1lxEBf066pb-2FlxJTmi-2BySV7NrMXRh4YgOL6HzsfuqOv8-2FxZBxBFgTABhSwslLkd98b1dwmVfzEVn-2FzECzdbjMk9V1vfXUDKY8RcNkng4H2elrLoqxHgh3Yqfof-2Bmrg-3D-3D>.

If you have any questions on this process, or are having any problems accessing the consultation questionnaire, please contact Kevin Smith (IUCN Invasive Species Programme Officer kevin.smith at iucn.org<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/wf/click?upn=XU9dj2iJv0Ci5IkkSFYGk9s7ZmGOWkGZ2-2B3AJFd18OAmUuX4X33fArEUhywqHMgmBzEBugFtUQjE8F9ouX7dk6Jd0Lo-2BO0jNixRuj05-2BWIRe6-2BosWAiF4USBlPkSX6Jw1dD8-2Fn86P7dwaYx64nD-2Fs-2BovhsI-2FJSDrmuyQaHSEr9U-3D_klTV7vJ2dmdcTTKZ1di282tNhVFcZkqtnauT6U9-2B9eGFjLKZZoFfCxWj8gD-2Bys0cuLMdzLEirJRoNHB2wlnQuQP5jQlkNpIrEVoPJ3v8Q7zDvUYlMxQ4DPCHVLvbgi7lXIN9odCSpDmCuq05bSv4IeM8LvzR7PeUCZdKSQIoBjDv-2BlltG-2FgH5LhpHkhJujNtMPWAzyGzkhm8xVYv7gKhLH46MQ-2BkxtXWtTJ7A9wW5PAaMM4UwPk0GI6jV3Zg-2B2EonvwemaUWDdUoa7hLQvweYlOmAnuQvAbTEhcJOvnltiUqPg5s26AIit1s4Rj73dZt5I4teC8u83TxSlMxEJFHfw-3D-3D>).

Kind regards,

IUCN

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