Meetings and Documents

Click here for information on CBD meetings related to invasive alien species.

Click here for official documents related to invasive alien species which have been prepared for CBD meetings.

In addition, the CBD Secretariat has produced the following publications related directly to invasive alien species:

Special issue of CBD News, 1(1), 2001.

Assessment and management of alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats and species. 2001. CBD Technical Series No. 1.

Review of the Efficiency and Efficacy of Existing Legal Instruments Applicable to Invasive Alien Species. 2001. CBD Technical Series No. 2.

Native to the West African coast, the African oil palm was introduced by the Spanish and Portuguese to South America in the sixteenth century. Today, in the Atlantic Forest ecosystem in Bahia, the African oil palm is dominating the natural vegetation and leaving native local species without food sources.
Credit: Leeman- istockphoto