Invasive species: impacts on forests and forestry

International and regional instruments and programmes

Numerous international and regional instruments, binding and nonbinding, and programmes have been developed to deal with the problem of invasive species. The following have direct or indirect implications for forests and the forest sector.

International

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

• Cartagena Protocol Web site

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

• Invasive alien species and the CBD
• Article 8 (h)
• Guiding principles for the prevention, introduction and mitigation of impacts of invasive alien species

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

• CMS Web site

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

• CITES Web site
• Trade in alien species - 13^th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Bangkok, Thailand), 2-14 October 2004

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention)

• Ramsar Convention Web site
• Resolution VII.14 COP-7
• Invasive species and wetlands

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

• FAO Priority Area for Inter-disciplinary Action - Biosecurity for agriculture and food production
• FAO Technical Consultation on Biological Risk Management in Food and Agriculture, Bangkok, Thailand, 13-17 January 2003. Reference document
• International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health (IPFSAPH) - Invasive alien species
• Biosecurity in forestry

Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP)

• GISP Web site

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

• Resolution A-33-19 - Preventing the introduction of invasive alien species

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

• IPPC Web site
• Text of the Convention
• Regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs):
• Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC)
• Comunidad Andina (CA)
• Comite de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur (COSAVE)
• Caribbean Plant Protection Commission (CPPC)
• European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
• Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (IAPSC)
• North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO)
• Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA)
• Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO) - Plant Protection Service of the Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC)
• Agreement for the Establishment of the Near East Plant Protection Organization (Rabat, 1993)

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)

• IUFRO Unit 7.03.12 - Alien invasive species and international trade

World Conservation Union (IUCN)

• IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)
• Global Invasive Species Database
• IUCN Guidelines for the Prevention of Biodiversity Loss Caused by Alien Invasive Species

World Health Organization (WHO)

• International Health Regulations

World Trade Organization (WTO)

• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Regional

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

• Text of the Convention

Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora

• Text of the Agreement

ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

• Text of the Agreement

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Resources (Bern Convention)

• Text of the Convention

Benelux Convention on Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection

• Text of the Convention

Convention for the Conservation of the Biodiversity and the Protection of Wilderness Areas in Central America

• Text of the Convention

Convention on the Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific

• Text of the Convention

North American Free Trade Agreement

• Text of the Agreement
• Chapter 7 - Section B - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

• Text of the Agreement
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)

Phytosanitary Convention for Africa

• Text of the Convention

Protocol Concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas

• Text of the Protocol

Protocol concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the Eastern African Region

• Text of the Protocol

Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean

• Text of the Protocol

Protocol for the Implementation of the Alpine Convention in the Field of Nature Protection and Landscape Conservation

• Text of the Protocol

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

• Text of the Protocol