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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Protecting food security and the environment while facilitating trade

… is a pest known to infest over 200 fruit and vegetable species. © Pia Scanlon IPPC contributing to environmental protection – Water hyacinth is an invasive alien species that can grow so densely that a human can walk on it. …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… Transboundary wetland conservation 4.4.3 Transboundary species conservation 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and … and the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. SGA: Control of invasive weeds in Senegal Following the 1999 appearance of the invasive weed Salvinia molesta in the Senegal river, a joint …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments

… of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and the Agreement on the Conservation … habitat loss and degradation; by-catch; underwater noise; invasive alien species; wildlife disease; illegal hunting and … threats to migratory species: 17) Climate change 18) Invasive alien species 19) Threats caused by economic sector …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets

… recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threat- ened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of … trimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity. By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

CBD: Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… lists for the identification and monitoring of ecosystems, species, communities and genes and genomes of social, … and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings. The in-situ … Prevention, control and eradication of alien invasive species; The respect, preservation and maintenance …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a … lost cargo and equipment, sewage, garbage, fumes and invasive exotic species. Dumping is the deliberate disposal of wastes at sea. …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… regulation or as essential habitat to a wide range of species. To most people wetlands were something to be … was redressed in favour of wetland habitat (rather than species) conservation by IWRB, in October 1965, in a document … need to cover all the countries through which the various species ranged. He therefore suggested that two, …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

CBD: Mechanisms for Implementation - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Indicators and Assessment Climate Change and Biodiversity Invasive Alien Species Communication, Education and Public Awareness …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… food is generated from just 12 plant and five animal species. Of the 4 percent of the 250 000 to 300 000 known … population. This, for example, may involve getting rid of invasive species, as is the case in the conservation of wild … by 2050. This poses a major threat especially to CWR. l Invasive alien species: invasive alien species, including …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… CBD CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … may pose similar types of risks to those presented by invasive alien species. In relation to deliberate release … group was set up to address issues of GMOs, biosafety and invasive species in relation to IPPC and report back to ICPM. …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity