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Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), 2008. Marine Biofouling: An Assessment of the Risks and Management Initiatives. Compiled by Lynn Jackson on behalf of the Global Invasive Species Programme and the UNEP Regional Seas Programme. 68pp

English (2.0MB pdf file)


Smith, R.D., Aradottir, G.I., Taylor, A. and Lyal, C. 2008. Invasive species management – what taxonomic support is needed? Global Invasive Species Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.

English (1.3MB pdf file)


Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), 2008. Biofuel crops and the use of non-native species: mitigating the risks of invasion. May 2008

English (0.3MB pdf file)


Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) 2007. Invasive Species and Poverty: Exploring the links.

English (2.24MB pdf file)


R.M. Wise, B.W. van Wilgen, M.P. Hill, F. Schulthess, D. Tweddle, A. Chabi-Olay, and H.G Zimmermann, 2007. The Economic Impact and Appropriate Management of Selected Invasive Alien Species on the African Continent. Final Report prepared for the: Global Invasive Species Programme. CSIR Report Number CSIR/NRE/RBSD/ER/2007/0044/C

English (1.14MB pdf file)


Invasive Alien Species and Protected areas: A Scoping Report Part I. Scoping the scale and nature of invasive alien species threats to protected areas, impediments to IAS management and means to address those impediments. 2007. Produced for the World Bank as a contribution to the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP). Produced by Maj De Poorter (Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union)

English (0.54MB pdf file)


Invasive Alien Species and Protected areas: A Scoping Report Part II. Suggestions for an IUCN approach to addressing present and future threats from invasive alien species in protected areas. 2007 Produced for the World Bank as a contribution to the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP). Produced by Maj De Poorter (Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union)

English (0.13MB pdf file)


Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) 2007. Development of case studies on the economic impacts of invasive species in Africa. Mimosa pigra

English (839kb pdf file)


Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) 2007. Development of case studies on the economic impacts of invasive species in Africa Salvinia molesta

English (759kb pdf file)


National and Regional Legislation for promotion and Support to the Prevention, Control, and Eradication of Invasive Species. Young, T.R. 2006. Paper No. 108, Environment Papers, The World Bank.

English (381kb pdf + 120kb jpg)


The Aid Trade - International Assistance Programs as Pathways for the Introduction of Invasive Alien Species. Murphy, S.T. & Cheesman, O.D. 2006. Paper No. 109, Environment Department Papers, The World Bank.

English (247kb pdf + 130kb jpg)


Hewitt C.L., Campbell M.L. & Gollasch S. 2006 Alien species in aquiculture. considerations for responsible use. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK 32pp.

English (3.2MB pdf)


Rapporteur’s Final Report on the Expert workshop on preventing biological invasions: Best practices in pre-import risk screening for species of live animals in international trade. University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, 9-11 April 2008. English

English (2.01MB pdf)


 

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