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Invasive Alien Species
The STDF, in collaboration with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), organized a
Seminar on International Trade and Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Geneva on 12-13 July 2012.
The seminar sought to:
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(a)
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raise awareness
about the mutually beneficial
goals of the SPS Agreement and
Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD), and the
contribution of effective SPS
systems to help protect against
the entry of harmful species,
including pests, diseases and
other IAS
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(b)
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foster collaboration between the SPS and the CBD "communities" at both regional and national levels; and
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(c)
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review initiatives that aim to build national and/or regional capacities to manage the entry and spread of IAS, including pests and diseases, and discuss common challenges, good practices, and additional capacity building efforts required (e.g. needs assessments, pest risk analysis (PRA), surveillance, development of training toolkits and materials, etc.)
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The Seminar was attended by approximately 110
participants working in areas related to both biodiversity and SPS measures. The list of participants will be available soon.
Click here to view the workshop programme, as well as
the presentations and speeches delivered.
See
the
STDF Briefing Note No. 9
summarizing the key messages and conclusions emerging from the
seminar.
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