THE THEMATIC ASSESSMENT REPORT ON INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND THEIR CONTROL
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Integrated governance of 
biological invasions
Properties of governance systems
that support integration
3 - Share efforts
and commitments;
understand specific
roles of actors
2 - Develop and
adopt effective and
achievable national
implementation
strategies
1 - Enhance 
coordination and 
collaboration 
across international 
and regional 
mechanisms
4 - Improve policy
 coherence
5 - Engage 
broadly across 
all stakeholders
and Indigenous
Peoples and local
communities
6 - Resource
innovation, research
and technology
7 - Support
information systems,
infrastructures
and data sharing
Robust
institutions
that maintain
performance
through sustained
investment and
commitment Responsive
governance
that adapts to
different and
changing
contexts
Effective
implementation
that results in the
achievement of
goals and targets
Equitable and
inclusive
governance that is fair
to all people,
communities, and
institutions affected
by and responsible
for the problem
Figure SPM 7 Integrated governance of biological invasions.
A context-specific integrated governance approach to biological invasions is enabled by a governance system with properties that 
support integration, and a set of strategic actions that together are designed to bring about the progress needed to meet national 
and international goals and targets for biological invasions. Integrated governance is rooted in four essential properties of governance 
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BACKGROUND
D. Ambitious progress to manage biological invasions can 
be achieved with integrated governance