Invasive species: impacts on forests and forestry

Regional invasive species networks

FAO has helped establish regional networks dedicated to the issue of forest pests, primarily forest invasive species, and the forest sector. These networks aim to facilitate the exchange of information and the mobilization of resources, raise regional awareness, and act as a link between and among experts, institutions, networks and other stakeholders concerned with forest invasive species.

Regional invasive species networks:

• Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)

•  Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) 

• Near East Network on Forest Health and Invasive Species (NENFHIS)

• Red de Países del Cono Sur sobre Especies Exoticas Invasoras a Ambientes Forestales