Invasive Species Specialist Group

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Island Conservation and Partners Present: Beyond Biodiversity

Island Conservation, the Global Island Partnership, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Invasive Species Specialist Group will be presenting at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 14th Conference of the Parties. Why Islands? Representing ~5.3% of earth’s land area, islands are home to 600+ million people and support a disproportionate amount of biodiversity, including […]

Written by on November 6, 2018

Global Initiative Calls for Urgent Action Against Invasive Alien Species

The Honolulu Challenge, a global initiative aimed at reducing the impacts of invasive species, launches today.  Click here to read Island Conservation CEO Karen Poiani’s thoughts on the Honolulu Challenge Contact: Goska Bonnaveira, IUCN Media Relations, +41 79 276 01 85, e-mail ewa.magiera@iucn.org Heath Packard, Island Conservation Director of Communications, 360-584-3051, e-mail heath.packard@islandconservation.org Gland, Switzerland, […]

Written by on November 29, 2016