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Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) |
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
was first signed at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
in 1992. There are 180 signatories to the Convention
today, compromising to carry out action to protect
local and global biodiversity. For this reason the
conferences of the parties are called COPs.
The eighth Conference took place in Curitiba, Paraná
state, Brazil, from March 21st to 30th, 2006. The
priority themes covered were:
- Access and benefit sharing
- island biodiversity.
The
theme of invasive alien species has been |
The Global Invasive Species Programme (www.gisp.org)
acts as the focal point and clearing house of
the Convention on Biological Diversity for invasive
alien species. This means that all discussions
on invasive species should pass through GISP and
that it has a strong role in making Convention
discussions progress and in helping countries
to implement the guidelines agreed to at the conferences
of the parties. |
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strongly
debated in former meetings. It surfaced at COP 8 as a preparatory
issue for COP 9, when it will again be one of the priority
topics.
Read
Article 8h, which covers invasive alien species
in the Convention and urges countries to “prevent the
introduction of, control or eradicate alien species that threaten
ecosystems, habitats or species”.
Read
Decision VI/23, which provides guidelines
to countries for the prevention, eradication and control of
invasive alien species. Read
the report of the subsidiary body on scientific, technical
and technological advice on the work of its eleventh meeting
- (PDF, 184 Kb).
The
book entitled South America Invaded
was published by the Global Invasive
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Species
Programme (GISP)
in Portuguese, Spanish and English, and was launched
at COP 8. The book covers invasive alien species already
present in one or more countries of the South American
continent, some of them common in many of them. It was
written to provide a broad vision and general information
on biological invasions at the continental level and
brings examples of several biological
groups (Portuguese). The date when the book
will be launched will be released soon. |
Read
the Preface of the book, by Dr. Silvia
Ziller, Founder and Executive Director of the Horus Institute,
Coordinator of the South America Invasive Species Programme
of The Nature Conservancy and Board Member of the Global
Invasive Species Programme.
Read
the scientific introduction on invasive
alien species, by Prof. Sergio Zalba, Universidad del Sur,
Argentina.
If
you wish to read more, go to the Convention
of Biological Diversity website.
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