On 10 October 2012, the GBIF Secretariat signed a memorandum of cooperation with the CBD and other partners to set up a Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership (GIASIP), aimed at greatly improving the information available to governments to help tackle this major driver of biodiversity loss.

The signing took place at a launch event during the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11), being held in Hyderabad, India.

Presentations from the event are available for download below.

Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership Operational Plan
Jamie Reaser, Programme Coordinator, GIASIP
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The GIASIPartnership Gateway
Chris Lyal, Natural History Museum, UK
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Building a Global Infrastructure
Samy Gaiji, GBIF Secretariat
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Identification of priority pathways of invasions - an example of how data sharing can support decision making
Piero Genovesi & Shyama Pagad, IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group
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Invasive alien species in Mexico: Importance of partnerships in building national and regional capacities
Hesiquio Beniez, CONABIO, Mexico
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