Group No- 01Student ID: 130501, 130502, 130504, 130505

Forestry and Wood Technology DisciplineKhulna University

What is ISSG?Invasive Species Specialist GroupA global network of scientific and policy experts on

invasive species.Auspices under SSC (Species Survival Commission) of

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).Establishment in 1994.

Organizational setupChair: Dr. Piero Genovesi Programme Officer: Riccardo Scalera Manager: Shyama Pagad

Membership

196 global core members, from 40 countries.2000 conservation practitioners and experts who

contribute to its work.

MissionTo lessen threats to natural ecosystems and the native

species they have.To find out approaches to prevent, control or extirpate

them.To increase awareness about invasive species.

FunctionTo expedite the exchange of information and knowledge

around the globe.

Activity ISSG

Providing technical and policy advice

Exchange of Information and networking

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Ramsar Convention International Maritime Organization

(IMO) To national and regional agencies

Aliens (A biannual newsletter) GISD (Global Invasive Species

Database) IBIS (Island Biodiversity and

Invasive Species Database) Aliens-L (a list server)

PublicationsAliens: A biannual newsletter.Publishes feature articles about invasive species.

GISD (Global Invasive Species Database)An online, freely available premier resource of information on invasive species, their ecology, spread, management and impacts.IBIS (Island Biodiversity and Invasive Species Database)Focused on the impacts of invasive species on native species and ecosystems on islands.Aliens-LAllows users to freely seek and share information on invasive species and related issues.

Networking

Activity in BangladeshThere is no direct activity of ISSG in Bangladesh but

in the first international conference (February 2001, Auckland, New Zealand) held by ISSG, they included some invasive plant species on the outline “Alien invasive plants in Bangladesh and their impacts on the ecosystem”.

This study was run by ISSG in collaboration with M. K. Hossain (Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences) and M. K. Pasha (Department of Botany) at Chittagong University.

Invasive species can lead to changes in the structure and composition of ecosystems, leading to significant detrimental impacts to the ecosystem services, affecting the economy and human wellbeing.

Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) has undertaken many initiatives to make people aware of the invasive species and to find out ways to control or remove those species.

Summary