Inter-Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species

Recent Activities of Group Members

NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT^[1]

1  Introduction

1.1.  The WTO Secretariat is participating as a member in the Inter-Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species. This document is intended to inform the SPS Committee of some recent relevant activities of the members of the Group, in particular regarding progress in the development of guidance on pathways and in the implementation of the international regulatory framework relevant to invasive alien species.

2  Background

2.1.  Pursuant to decision VIII/27 of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on Gaps and Inconsistencies in International Regulatory Framework Relevant to Invasive Alien Species, the Executive Secretary of the CBD has been requested to continue to collaborate with the secretariats of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as other international organizations, such as United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with a view to filling gaps and promoting coherence in the regulatory framework, reducing duplication, promoting other actions to address invasive alien species at the national level and facilitating support to parties including through capacity-building (decision IX/4A).