International

INTERNATIONAL Perspectives on Invasive Species


The Invasive Species Information Node has formed partnerships with international organizations such as the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) and The World Conservation Union's Invasive Species Specialist Group (IUCN-ISSG), and provides the US lead for the Invasives Information Network of the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network, I3N. The ISIN provides representation at international invasive species conferences and contributes to the development of tools for invasive species information management such as the IABIN Invasives Information Network's I3N Database on Invasive Alien Species. The NBII ISIN also recently hosted the first meeting of the Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) with funding support from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.

Most of the invasive species in the United States are actually native to other parts of the world. Other countries also experience problems with invasive species that are native to the United States. Some species such as Cactoblastis cactorum or cactus moth were intentionally introduced to some countries, but also spread by accident to other countries (including the United States) where they are now causing serious problems and posing a dangerous threat to native species, environmental resources, and the economy. NOTE: If you would like to find out more about Cactus moths in the United states, visit the Cactus Moth Monitoring & Detection Network.

Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP)

The Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) was established in 1997 to address global threats caused by Invasive Alien Species (IAS), and to provide support to the implementation of Article 8(h) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The NBII is collaborating with the GISP in continuing the development of the Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN). To learn more, visit the GISP Web site.

Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)

The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is part of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of The World Conservation Union (IUCN). The ISSG is a global group of 146 scientific and policy experts on invasive species from 41 countries. The ISSG provides advice on threats from invasives and control or eradication methods to IUCN members, conservation practitioners, and policy-makers. The group's activities focus primarily on invasive species that cause biodiversity loss, with particular attention to those that threaten oceanic islands. The NBII is working closely with the ISSG on the development of invasive species profiles for the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). To learn more, visit the ISSG Web site. The NBII also hosts the only US mirror of the GISD.

Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN)

Information on species in their native habitats is very valuable to other nations trying to prevent that species from entering their country, or to manage an invasive population of that species. As the need for invasive species information grows, so does the number of information systems. However, if the information in those systems is not easily accessible the people that need it most may not be able to find it. For this reason, representatives from over 20 nations are working together to create a Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN). This network will provide a common gateway for information sharing among invasive species information systems. To learn more, visit the GISIN Web site.

IABIN Invasives Information Network (I3N)

The Invasives Information Network (I3N) is a Thematic Network of the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) that was initiated by the U.S. Geological Survey Center for Biological Informatics in 2001. Fourteen countries, covering most of the terrestrial area of the hemisphere, are in various stages of implementing I3N, which has been recognized by the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Invasive Species Programme as an initiative to be supported. The I3N hosts and facilitates development of web-accessible, national catalogs of invasive species metadata. Tools at the disposal of the network include a cataloguing and data output tools (I3N Database on Invasive Alien Species template with XML output, and Web templates); a listserv; a virtual online community (hosted by NBII); and a bilingual web site that hosts data submitted by those participants not able to serve their own; a page containing information about and instructions for obtaining the I3N Database template; the I3N Search tool; information on I3N Standards and on creating XML and on serving data on the internet, fact sheets, contact information, sample XML output, and pilot project documents.

Invasive Species FROM the United States

Species native to the United States have been introduced intentionally and accidentally into other countries through the pet trade, the horticulture industry, the agricultural industry, in food aid shipments, and by many other methods of introduction.

Table of species introduced to other parts of the world either from North America or that are native in North America (coming soon)

Ten Invasive Species that the United States Exported fact sheet (National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species) (PDF)

Invasive Species FROM other Places

> Invasive Plants of Asian Origin Established in the United States and Their Natural Enemies (Volume 1). Hao Zheng, Yun Wu, Jianqing Ding, Denise Binion, Weidong Fu and Richard Reardon. USDA Forest Service - September 2004 - FHTET-2004-05.

References


> Stein, Bruce A. and Stephanie R. Flack, eds. 1996. America's Least Wanted: Alien Species Invasions of U.S. Ecosystems. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia.
(1.5 MB) (PDF)

> Bioinvasions: Stemming the Tide of Exotic Species. Staff of World Resources Program and Amy Wagner. Updated 2001online at http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/features/bio_fea_invasives.pdf

> International Dimensions of Alien Invasive Species (Defenders of Wildlife)

> Invasive Alien Species and Biodiversity in India (2005). Current Science 88(4) (PDF)

Resources on International Invasive Species Efforts
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Description: From website: "The US Geological Survey is hosting the 14th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS) that will be held in Key Biscayne, Florida, from May 14 to 19, 2006... This conference series has evolved over the last decade into the most comprehensive international forum for the review of accumulated scientific knowledge; presentation of the latest field research; introduction of new technological developments for prevention, monitoring and control; and discussion of policy, legislation, public education and outreach initiatives to raise awareness of the impacts of aquatic invasive species and prevent new introductions. "
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ExpandAlien Species Harmful to North American Forests
ExpandAmphibians - The Most Imperiled Species on Earth
ExpandAPHIS Regulated Pest List
ExpandAppendix 2 A Draft Model Law: Prevention of Harm by Non-Indigenous Species Act
ExpandAppreciating the Benefits of Plant Biodiversity
ExpandAquatic Ecosystems and Global Climate Change (PDF, 56 pp., 363.46 KB)
ExpandAssessing the Global Threat of Invasive Species to Marine Biodiversity
ExpandBaltimore Declaration, Technical Workshop on the Implementation of a Global Invasive Species Information Network ( GISIN ), Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 6-8 April 2004, The
ExpandBarriers to Exotic Weed Management
ExpandBecome an Invasive Plant Atlas of New England Volunteer
ExpandBest Practice for the Management of Introduced Marine Pests - A Review
ExpandBiodiversity and Conservation: A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant
ExpandBiofuels Run the Risk of Becoming Invasive Species
ExpandBioinvasions: Stemming the Tide of Exotic Species
ExpandBiological Invasion as a Global Change - Summary
ExpandBiotic Invasions: Causes, Epidemiology, Global Consequences and Control
ExpandCaiman crocodilus (reptile)
ExpandChina Species Information System ( CSIS )
ExpandCIFOR's Research Activities,
ExpandClimate Change Resource Center (CCRC): Amphibians and Reptilesand Climate Change
ExpandClimate Change Resource Center (CCRC): Invasive Plants and Climate Change
ExpandCommunity Outreach and Interagency Involvement: Examples from Maui, Hawaii
ExpandCompass - February 2008, Issue 10: What do Forests have to Do with Global Climate Change? (PDF, 60 pp., 6.5 MB)
ExpandConfronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region (PDF)
ExpandConnecticut Invasive Plants Council ( CIPC )
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ExpandDatabase of Global Marine Invasive Species Threats
ExpandDetecting invasive plants using hyperspectral and high resolution satellite images
ExpandDeterminants of establishment success in introduced birds
ExpandDiscover Life Global Mapper
ExpandEarly Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR)
ExpandEconomic Issues of Invasive Pests and Diseases and Food Safety
ExpandEffects of Global Climate Change on the Fishes of the Southeastern United States (PDF, 29 pp., 168 KB)
ExpandEnvironmental Impacts of Tourism at the Global Level: Loss of Biological Diversity
ExpandExotics and Public Policy in the Great Lakes: Ballast Water and Standards
ExpandExotics and Public Policy in the Great Lakes: Commercial Uses and Arguments about the Meaning of "Aquaculture"
ExpandExotics and Public Policy in the Great Lakes: Exotics, the GLWQA, and Ownership of the Problem
ExpandExotics and Public Policy in the Great Lakes: Introduction - The Exotics Problem and Political Responses
ExpandExperts Meeting On Implementation of a Global Invasive Species Information Network ( GISIN ) Proceedings of a Workshop, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 6-8 April 2004
ExpandFreshwater Mussels
ExpandFrog Decline, Frog Malformations, and a Comparison of Frog and Human Health (PDF)
ExpandGAO Search Results: Aquatic Invasive Species
ExpandGAO Search Results: Ballast Water
ExpandGAO Search Results: Invasive Species
ExpandGeorgia Invasive Plant Management Handbook
ExpandGlobal Ballast Water Management Programme
ExpandGlobal Climate Change and Wildlife in North America (PDF, 34 pp., 609.17 KB)
ExpandGlobal Compendium of Weeds, A
ExpandGlobal Garlic Mustard Field Survey
ExpandGlobal Garlic Mustard Field Survey - Instructions and Sample Data Sheet
ExpandGlobal Garlic Mustard Field Survey: a collaboration between scientists, educators and you.
ExpandGlobal Garlic Mustard Field Survey: Data Entry
ExpandGlobal Indicators of Biological Invasion: Species Numbers, Biodiversity Impact and Policy Responses
ExpandGlobal Invasions Research Coordination Network
ExpandGlobal Invasive Plant Documents & Photographs Image Archive
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species in Arkansas
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species in Connecticut
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species in Guam
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species in Alabama
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ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species of Maryland
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database (US NBII mirror)
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database: Avian Influenza Virus
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Database: Avian Influenza Virus
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Information Network ( GISIN )
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Information Network ( GISIN ) Listserv
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) technical discussion forum
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Initiative Gallery of Pests
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Initiative: Centaurea solstitialis (Yellow Starthistle)
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Initiative: Tamarix species (Saltcedar, Tamarisk)
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Programme (GISP) Interactive Map
ExpandGlobal Invasive Species Team listserve
ExpandGlobal Pest and Disease Database
ExpandGlobal Pest and Disease Database
ExpandGlobal Warming and Tree Physiology, Forest Productivity and Elevated Carbon Dioxide
ExpandGloBallast Directories & Databases
ExpandGloBallast Partnerships Links
ExpandHow Trade Politics Affect Invasive Species Control
ExpandImpacts of Introduced Species in the United States
ExpandImpacts of Introduced Species in the United States
ExpandIntegrating Invasive Species Data from the Western Hemisphere: IABIN-I3N Fact Sheet
ExpandInter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)
ExpandInternational Association for Great Lakes Research
ExpandInternational Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds
ExpandInvasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)
ExpandInvasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) Regional Maps
ExpandInvasive Plant Atlas of New England Volunteer Training and Work Events
ExpandInvasive Plant Module for the Schoolyard Environment
ExpandInvasive Species - International Information
ExpandInvasive Species in Eastern Africa: Proceedings of a workshop Held at ICIPE, July 5-6, 1999(PDF)
ExpandInvasive Species of Pennsylvania
ExpandInvasive Species of West Virginia
ExpandInvasive Species Threats in the Caribbean Region - Report to The Nature Conservancy
ExpandInvasive Species: International - Mexico, Caribbean and Central America
ExpandInvasive Woody Plants in the Tropics Research Group
ExpandISSG Global Invasive Species Database - Pasteurella multocida
ExpandISSG Global Invasive Species Database - Pasteurella multocida
ExpandISSG Global Invasive Species Database: Yersinia pestis
ExpandISSG Global Invasive Species Database: Yersinia pestis
ExpandJakarta Mandate Marine and Coastal Biodiversity - Introduction
ExpandNational Post-Border Weed Risk Management Protocol (Australia)
ExpandNature Conservancy's ( TNC ) Global Invasive Species Initiative Site
ExpandNew Developments in Global Air Pollution Control and Abatement
ExpandNiche-based modelling as a tool for predicting the risk of alien plant invasions at a global scale
ExpandOperational Strategy of the Global Environment Facility: International Waters
ExpandOver-Population
ExpandPandora's Box Contained Bait: The Global Problem of Introduced Earthworms
ExpandPart One The Globalization of Nature: The Causes and Consequences of Biological Invasions (PDF)
ExpandPartners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC)
ExpandPest CABWeb Journals Online
ExpandPets, Aquarium, and Terrarium Species: Best Practices for Addressing Risks to Biodiversity
ExpandPopulation and Biodiversity Factsheet
ExpandPotential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview: Great Plains
ExpandPreliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources (PDF, 550 pp., 20.44 MB)
ExpandRed Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)
ExpandRemote Sensing and GIS Applications for Mapping and Spatial Modelling of Invasive Species
ExpandReview and Workshop -- Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management
ExpandRole of the Center for Emerging Issues in Coordinating International Safeguarding Information via the Offshore Pest Information System
ExpandSpecies at Risk
ExpandStatement Of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong Senior Advisor For Global Change Programs, U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department Of The Interior, Before The House Appropriations Subcommittee On Interior, Environment And Related Agencies Regarding Climate Change April (PDF, 4 pp., 31.35 KB)
ExpandStatus of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004 ( Executive Summary )
ExpandSupplemental Materials for: Assessing the Global Threat of Invasive Species to Marine Biodiversity
ExpandThe Ecological and Socio-Economic Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Island Ecosystems
ExpandThe Great Reshuffling: How Alien Species Help Feed the Global Economy
ExpandThe Great Reshuffling: How Alien Species Help Feed the Global Economy
ExpandTools and Training Materials
ExpandTrade, Transport and Trouble: Managing Invasive Species Pathways in an Era of Globalization
ExpandU.S. Global Climate Change Impacts: Ecosystems (PDF, 10 pp., 746 KB)
ExpandUsing Spatial Information System Technologies to Detect and Map Waterhyacinth and Hydrilla Infestations in the Rio Grande River
ExpandVirginia: Invasive Species
ExpandWeedScience International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds
ExpandWildfires on the Rise with Global Warming - Environmental Defense Fund
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