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… INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES a threat to biodiversity The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological … DIVERSITY 22 May 2009 INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES A Threat To Biodiversity IN T E R N A T IO N A L D A Y F O R B IO LO G IC … on Earth. As one of the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss, they pose a threat to ecosystem integrity and function …

… to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN has approximately 1000 staff, … 16 2.2.1.3 Regional Biodiversity-related Instruments … II IUCN Guidelines for the Prevention of Biodiversity Loss Due to Biological Invasion ....................115 …

… problem. � A summary of the impacts of wetland disease on biodiversity, livestock and human health and its economic … well-functioning wetlands, not just in their support of biodiversity but also in terms of services provided to human … Disease that is inherited genetically or caused by loss in heterozygosity, e.g. infertility due to the …

… local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. … say Join email/web-based Europe Overseas Forum to advance biodiversity and climate change action in Europe overseas … targets 141 6 2 Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity 144 Conclusion & Recommendations 146 References …

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … system. Principle 7 on Conservation specifies criteria on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, buffer zones, ecological … and management. There are also indirect costs such as loss of ecosystem services, as well as cultural and social …

… impli- cations including crop failure, thirst, power cuts, loss of transport links, and degradation of ecosystem … than em- ploying ecological language such as ‘biodiversity’, ‘eco- systems’, or ‘ecosystem services’. Who … Davidson, N.C. & Delany, S. 1999. Biodiversity impacts of large dams: waterbirds. Appendix to: …

… human health consequences. Ecological impacts: They reduce biodiversity by displacing indigenous species through … the seafloor. Apart from their devastating impact on local biodiversity, the caulerpa beds impede commercial fishing and … and mariculture operations, as well as native biodiversity. Jan Haaga John Randall Charles Griffiths The …

… are recognised as a major direct and indirect driver of biodiversity loss across the globe, and that their economic impact is … RECALLING that Aichi Target 9 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 of the Convention on Biological …

… as being one of the most significant threats to global biodiversity. Within the AEWA region, the majority of … of their native range have no obvious impacts on native biodiversity. However, other species of introduced waterbirds … significant threat to native populations as it can cause a loss of genetic purity, and ultimately, extinction of a …

… 27 References 29 Appendix 1 32 Assessment of risk posed to biodiversity by non-native waterbird species within the AEWA region 32 Populations excluded from analysis 33 Biodiversity risk assessment 35 Appendix 2 38 Methods that … 2000. IUCN guidelines for the prevention of biodiversity loss caused by alien invasive species. Gland, Switzerland, …