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CATEGORY GAP IMPLEMENTATION 
CHALLENGE
POTENTIAL GAIN
Estimated research costEstimated scientific challengeFor taking management actionFor better understanding biological invasions
Gaps to fill to 
support the 
implementation 
of policy and 
management
Lack of tools and frameworks to predict biological invasions {6.2.1, 
6.6.1.6, 6.7.2.7}
Lack of tools to reduce the barriers to information-sharing within 
and across countries {6.6.2}
Lack of research and data on how best to implement integrated 
governance systems to manage biological invasions {6.6.1.3, 
6.6.1.4, 6.6.2}
Design principles for an integrated governance system to manage 
biological invasions {6.7.2.3, 6.7.3}
Lack of mechanisms that allow effective collaboration among 
different elements of the socioecological systems {Figure 6.7, 6.7}
Gaps in 
knowledge 
on invasive 
alien species 
of particular 
relevance to 
Indigenous 
Peoples 
and local 
communities
Lack of information on invasive alien species status and trends 
on land and water managed by Indigenous Peoples and local 
communities {Box 2.6}
Lack of information on Indigenous and local knowledge, values and 
culture regarding the drivers and impacts of invasive alien species 
on land and water managed by Indigenous Peoples and local 
communities {1.6.7.1, Box 3.12}
Lack of understanding of and mechanisms for sharing knowledge 
on invasive alien species and their drivers, impacts, management 
and governance among Indigenous Peoples and local communities 
and researchers and other outsiders {6.6.1.5}
Lack of consideration of the knowledge and perceptions of 
Indigenous Peoples and local communities in scenarios and models 
{1.6.7.3, 4.7.1, 6.6.1.6}
a
 A headline indicator has been adopted for planning and tracking 
of progress towards Target 6 of the Kunming-Montreal Global 
Biodiversity Framework, with opportunities to build on existing 
indicators for biological invasions {6.6.3}. Very low Low Intermediate High Very high
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BACKGROUND
Table SPM A 1 Table of knowledge and data gaps 