International Trade and Invasive Alien Species
Published: Wed, 10 Jul 2013, 13:37Last updated: Fri, 15 May 2015, 11:17
Invasive alien species (IAS), which may be introduced into new ecosystems via intentional or unintentional introductions, are a major threat to biological diversity. In many cases, they can also have devastating consequences for human health, agricultural productivity and trade. Given the potentially devastating impacts of IAS, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requires countries, as far as possible and appropriate, to prevent their introduction or to control or eradicate them if they are introduced. In July 2012, the STDF, in collaboration with the IPPC, the OIE and the WTO, organized a seminar on the relationship between international trade and IAS. The seminar highlighted the importance of:
- effective SPS systems in helping to protect against the entry of harmful species, including pests, diseases and other IAS;
- collaboration between the SPS and the CBD “communities” at the global, regional and national level. This publication reviews and analyses key concepts and principles relevant to IAS and international trade in the context of the CBD and the SPS Agreement, as well as in relation to the IPPC and the OIE.
Resources on this page are not intended to be interpretations of ISPMs and terminology used may not be consistent with ISPM 5. Unless otherwise indicated resources, or pest distributions contained within them are not endorsed/adopted/agreed by the CPM nor developed under the auspices of the IPPC Secretariat, and are the exclusive responsibility of the author of the contributed phytosanitary resource.
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STDF_International trade and Invasive Alien Species.pdf