WCC 2020 Res 004 - Activity Report

IUCN Secretariat/DG has undertaken many activities with the aim of informing members of threats from IAS. A key part of this is the support it has provided (incl. through projects) to the SSC in the publication of the IUCN Environmental Impact Classficaiton for Alien Taxa (EICAT), which is an IUCN Standard, and in the undertaking and publishing of EICAT assessments, and in training on its application. Another key part is this is the technical and scientific support the secretariat is providing, alongside the SSC, to the European Commission for the implementation of the EU IAS regulation. Parts of this work is to produce materials to inform stakeholders on the impacts and management of IASwhich can be found on the Commissions IAS webpage.