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CBD
Meeting
#6492

Thirteenth meeting of the Inter-Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species

19 - 20 June 2024, Wallingford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Meeting
#6399
Meeting
#6289

World Migratory Bird Day

14 May 2023, Bonn, Germany

CBD
Meeting
#6369
Notification
#3259
2023-05-05
Action by
2023-05-10

New dates: Online forum on invasive alien species

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/MAQ/VA/90968 (2023-051)
To: CBD Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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Notification
#3252
2023-04-14
Action by
2023-05-10

Invitation to participate in the online forum on invasive alien species

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/MAQ/VA/90968 (2023-044)
To: CBD Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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Notification
#3224
2023-02-28
Action by
2023-03-30

Invitation to participate in the peer review of the annexes to decision 15/27 and to submit information on invasive alien species

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/MAQ/VA/90828 (2023-017)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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News Headlines
#135410
2022-07-21

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 ...

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#135186
2022-07-04

Latest threat to Forests in North America: Invasive Asian jumping worms

For most gardeners, an earthworm is great for the soil, however, there is an invasive earthworm in North America that is quite literally, destructive.

News Headlines
#135122
2022-06-29

Animals we’ve lost: the 15 carp species that disappeared from a single lake

Just two species of the freshwater fish still exist in the ancient waters of Lake Lanao in the Philippines after predatory fish were accidentally introduced

News Headlines
#134942
2022-06-08

Alien species are moving across oceans faster, accelerated by climate change

Oceans and coastlines have been subjected to human use for centuries. But the effects of human activity on the oceans are now more extensive, with the resulting changes happening more rapidly than ever before.

News Headlines
#134888
2022-06-07

Acid-spraying ant poses major threat to biodiversity in Queensland

An invasive species of acid-spraying ant is spreading throughout Australia, causing concern it could wipe out small native species and make homes impossible to sell.

News Headlines
#134836
2022-06-02

Invasive species: Are they really threatening the Mediterranean Sea and local fisheries?

Invasive species are becoming a global concern. In the last 20 years, the number of non-native species in European waters has increased to almost 1,300. The issue is most acute in the Mediterranean Sea, which is home to 69 per cent of them and although only 10 per cent are categorised as invasive.

News Headlines
#134734
2022-05-27

Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza

The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard

News Headlines
#134700
2022-05-25

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 ...

News Headlines
#134612
2022-05-19

Growing plant trade may spread invasive species – but help ecosystems adapt to climate change

Plant seeds must travel far to maintain healthy ecosystems. Carried on the wind or in the fur and dung of animals, travelling seeds help cleared forest patches regrow and infuse clutches of rare species with diverse genes, making them more resistant to extinction.

News Headlines
#134508
2022-05-17

South American weevils released in UK waterways to tackle invasive weed

South American weevils have been released into Britain’s waterways by the government in order to tackle the invasive species floating pennywort.

News Headlines
#134319
2022-05-05

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.

News Headlines
#133926
2022-04-06

Invasive Species Threaten the Biodiversity of the Adriatic Sea

The arrival of nearly 50 invasive species into the Adriatic Sea over the course of the previous three decades confirms new conditions developing in this Mediterranean sub-basin, but also represents a danger to its biodiversity. Fortunately, there are still ways in which such a threat could be mi ...

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#133878
2022-03-31

Watch out for invasive jumping worms this garden season

Invasive jumping worms are something to be on the lookout for this spring and summer. This group of invasive species native to East-Central Asia that recently popped up in Ontario might make you squirm if you see them thrashing around when they are disturbed.

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