The Invasive Alien Species Assessment provides the 
best-available evidence, critical analysis and options for 
governments, civil society, Indigenous Peoples and local 
communities, the private sector and all those seeking to 
address the issue of biological invasions. The Assessment is 
also expected to support sharing of information within and 
across countries and capacity building globally. It is our sincere 
hope that this Assessment will support the implementation 
of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda 
for Sustainable Development (especially Goal 15) and form a 
significant contribution to the implementation of the KunmingMontreal Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on 
Biological Diversity, and especially of its Target 6.
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The thematic assessment report on
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
AND THEIR CONTROL
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