The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO): Invasive Alien Plants Rob Tanner, EPPO Working Group Invasive Alien Species (WGIAS) The EPPO Panel on Invasive Alien Plants Created in 2002 with the following tasks: 1) To provide information on IAPs for the EPPO region 2) To conduct studies on risk analysis for IAPs 3) To recommend measures to prevent the introduction and spread of IAPs 4) To recommend management measures About 20 Panel members nominated by the National Plant Protection Organization of their countries. EPPO Lists of Invasive Alien Plants Alert List Observation List of Invasive Alien plants List of Invasive Alien Plants A2 List Other doc. plant species Invasive Alien Plants recommended for regulation by EPPO to its 50 member countries Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Crassula helmsii Pueraria montana var. lobata Eichhornia crassipes Solanum elaeagnifolium Polygonum perfoliatum Heracleum sosnowskyi & H. persicum Ludwigia grandiflora & L. peploides Parthenium hysterophorus Baccharis halimifolia Pest Risk Analysis Decision support scheme (PM3) follows structure of ISPM 11 and includes specific elements for invasive alien plants Express PRA (PM5) Incorporation of ecosystem services and climate change sections Expert Working Groups Peer reviewed by a number of Panels and Working Parties Capacity building and awareness raising EPPO Reporting Service Monthly publication includes: New occurrence and alerts Pathways of introduction Eradication and management Biology and research Events: Workshops and conferences EPPO Global Database: Recommendations for the management of invasive alien plants - 34 eradication actions reported, 14 in Spain, 7 in Italy, 7 in France, 1 in Portugal, 1 in Malta, 1 in Israel and 1 in Tunisia. - More than 90 management actions undertaken. E radication of Carpobrotus spp. in areas in France, Malta, Spain Eradication of Ailanthus altissima in areas in Italy and Spain Eradication of Eichhornia crassipes in the Valencian region in Spain E radication of Ludwigia peploides in areas in Spain E radication of Salvinia molesta in France, Italy and Portugal EPPO and the Panel on Invasive Alien Plants can contribute to: Pest Risk Analysis for invasive alien plants Prioritization of invasive alien plants Awareness raising and capacity building Prioritisation of pathways and recomendations for regulations Regional Standards Regional dissemination of information T HANK YOU EPPO Headquarters, Paris