Throughout our time working on the Assessment we have 
benefited enormously from the invaluable advice, dedication, 
and constructive contributions from the IPBES secretariat, 
particularly from the Executive Secretary, Anne Larigauderie, 
and from Simone Schiele, Bonnie Myers and Hien Ngo, the 
IPBES Chair, Ana Maria Hernandez Salgar, representatives 
of member States, and the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel 
(MEP) and Bureau, especially members of the management 
committee, Eric Fokam, Shizuka Hashimoto, Rizwan Irshad, 
Ruslan Novitsky, Rashad Allahverdiyev, Vinod Bihari Mathur, 
and Youngbae Suh. We have been honored to work with 
such talented people. The Invasive Alien Species Assessment 
would not have been possible without the phenomenal 
contributions and excellent guidance of our technical support 
unit, headed by Naoki Amako and Noriko Moriwake and 
supported by Ryoko Kawakami and Tanara Renard Truong 
during the four years of its production. These colleagues 
went far beyond expectations, ensuring sustained quality 
while being thoughtful of and responsive to the needs of the 
assessment process and our many authors. Further, Tanara 
is listed as an author on both Chapter 1 and the summary 
for policymakers, recognizing her incredible contributions to 
the knowledge and information gathered. We are extremely 
appreciative of her insights and leadership. We also thank 
Tom August, Kate Randall and Maro Haas for their skillful and 
experienced work on data visualization and graphic design. 
We hugely appreciated the many contributions from Peter 
Bates who also facilitated collaboration with Indigenous 
Peoples and local communities. We thank the IPBES 
communications team for their outstanding work providing 
expert guidance, training and support through every stage of 
the Assessment, to ensure the widest outreach of the main 
5 STATEMENTS FROM KEY PARTNERS
The thematic assessment report on
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
AND THEIR CONTROL
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