silentinvasion_buildingcapacity-397e4c6dd19c7eed.pdf

The briefing outlines strategies for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to combat invasive alien species (IAS), emphasizing that prevention is more cost-efficient than eradication. It advocates for multi-disciplinary legislative frameworks, regional information exchange to prevent one country's inaction from undermining another, and the use of scientific baselines to identify vulnerable ecosystems. The document highlights various funding sources and international resources, including the Global Environment Facility and the Global Invasive Species Programme, to support these capacity-building efforts.

• The primary constraints on the ability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to manage invasive alien species (IAS) are a lack of sufficient financial capacity and the absence of effective national legislation and regulations.
• Preventing the introduction of invasive alien species is significantly more cost-effective than attempting to control or eradicate them once they have become established.
• A robust legislative framework for combating IAS should be multi-disciplinary, covering sectors such as trade, transport, agriculture, tourism, and health, while incorporating all biomes and ecosystems.
• Regional coordination is critical for SIDS because it prevents the efforts of one state from being undermined by another's inaction and allows for the sharing of region-specific information on threats and risk assessments.
• Scientific knowledge and basic research are essential for creating an ecological baseline that identifies threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems, which in turn supports taxonomy and systematics work.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2004). silentinvasion_buildingcapacity-397e4c6dd19c7eed.pdf. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SilentInvasion_BuildingCapacity.pdf

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Center for International Environmental Law. silentinvasion_buildingcapacity-397e4c6dd19c7eed.pdf. 2004. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SilentInvasion_BuildingCapacity.pdf.

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@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2004silentinvasionbuildingcapacity397e4c6dd19c7eedpdf, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{silentinvasion\_buildingcapacity-397e4c6dd19c7eed.pdf}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2004}, month = feb, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SilentInvasion_BuildingCapacity.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }