Over the past 26 years, the Council of Europe has been supporting Bern Convention Contracting Parties in designing and implementing control measures for invasive alien species (IAS), with the aim to reduce their negative impact on native biodiversity in Europe. The Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species has convened this year for its 14th meeting, virtually on the 6th of July.
The main objective of the meeting was to review and discuss the further elaboration of the three draft guidance documents presented at the last Group of Experts meeting in 2019, namely the draft study on alien pathogens and wildlife in Europe, the draft guidance on e-commerce and IAS and the draft guidance on communication and IAS. Furthermore, the possible follow-up of Recommendations adopted by the Standing Committee in relation to IAS has been discussed.
The Bern Convention Secretariat was pleased to welcoming representatives of national authorities, scientific experts on IAS and representatives of partners institutions/organisations. For more information, visit the 14th IAS meeting page.
