CBD Secretariat July 2012

STDF international trade and invasive alien species (IAS) seminar was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 12th to 13th July 2012.

Invasive alien species: Scope, objectives, duties and opportunities of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

• Abbott Booby, Christmas Island Frigate Bird, Christmas Island Gecko, Christmas Island Eagle Owl, Christmas Island Slash, Christmas Island Slash

By 2020, • Identify invasive alien species and routes and prioritize them. • Manage or eradicate priority species and take countermeasures.

A. General Prevention Law 3 Stage Scoring Ecosystem Law Country Role Survey and Monitoring of Education and Monitoring

• Improve communication and cooperation between domestic environment, plant protection, trade and other relevant fields.

• Use risk assessment guidelines and other procedures and criteria developed by the International Plant Protection Convention.

• Formal consultation with these agencies through delegation of each country (alien species as plant pest)

• The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity seeks reports on invasive alien species to standard setting bodies (Decision IX / 4A, 2008)

• An inter-agency contact group on invasive alien species (2009) was established, an official conference was held in 2010 and 2011, and provided guidance to member countries for each international organization.

Intergovernmental communication group on invasive alien species (World Trade Organization, IPPC, OIE, FAO, site, IMO, ICAO, IUCN + GIASIP ++)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This publication is the "Biodiversity Initiative for Development" initiative established in 2008 by the Biodiversity Treaty Secretariat (CBD). The Secretariat thanked the German Federal Ministry for its support for this initiative. Economic Cooperation and Development Organization (BMZ), GroupeAgenceFrançaisedeDeveloprations (AFD), and United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The publication was written by the staff assigned to the initiative and benefited from the secretariat's additional staff and the following external reviewers' comments, recommendations and inputs: UNDP Nik Sekhran, Andrew Bovarnick, Tim Scott and Joe Corcoran, Swanbio. Hükanan Berg, Karin Gerhardt, Pernilla Malmer, Maria Schultz, Susanne von Walter, Steve Bass and Dilys Roe of the International Institute for Environmental Technology Development (IIED), and Jean PierreRevéret of Université du Québeca Montréal

Prior to WIPO SCCR 24 held in July 2012, a number of documents on educational limitations and exceptions were submitted for distribution to the WIPO secretariat. These documents include proposals from Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, drafts and thematic groups on restrictions and exceptions for the benefit of education, education and research institutes submitted by Brazil, and appropriate " Exception to relevant disabled persons ". Provisional working paper of international legal documents (any format) including comments and written proposals. The African Group has previously submitted a comprehensive proposal on restrictions and exceptions in blind people, libraries and archives, and education, for blind people and other printed materials.