The GISP Partnership Network _____________________________

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The GISP Partnership Network
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• GISP was founded in 1997 by
• CABI
• IUCN
• SCOPE
• Phase I 1997 2000 variety of publications
• Phase II 2001 - ongoing
• Establishment of GISP Secretariat in June, 2003
• Support from UNEP-GEF, World Bank and many
  others.

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Current GISP Core Members

• CAB International
• IUCN
• The Nature Conservancy
• South African National Biodiversity Institute
• Working for Water
• WWF
• Conservation International
• (in discussions)

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Key GISP Partners

• CBD Secretariat
• BioNET International
• GBIF
• ISSG
• NISC
• CSIRO
• GISIN
• GloBallast
• UNEP Regional Seas Programme

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GISP Mission
To conserve biodiversity and sustain human
livelihoods by minimizing the spread and impact
of invasive alien species.
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GISP and the CBD

• In terms of an MoU with the Secretariat of the
  CBD and points in various COP decisions, GISP has
  been requested to take on a number of
  responsibilities in relation to the CBD Work
  Programme
• - GISP has been designated as the International
  Thematic Focal Point on IAS under the
  Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM)
• - Support to Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI)
• - Support to Global Plant Conservation Strategy
• - A variety of capacity building and other
  activities as per COP V, VI and VII

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GISP Secretariat activities______________________
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• Mainstreaming and profiling IAS as cross-sectoral
  global development issue
• Networking, facilitation and development of
  global IAS work programme
• GISP web portal www.gisp.org in support of GISIN
  
• Regular newsletters, fact sheets, exhibits,
  events and strategic interventions
• Regional publications and capacity building tools
• Socio-economic, environmental and other
  case-studies
• Translation and dissemination of existing IAS
  publications and tools
• Development of best practice manuals and toolkits
• Development and delivery of generic IAS training
  course and other capacity building initiatives

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GISP supporting GISIN

• GISP recognizes the need for the urgent
  development of GISIN and strongly supports this
  initiative.

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GISP supporting GISIN

• Position GISIN globally in relation to the CBD
  and other conventions.
• Fund a position for a coordinator to work from
  the GISP headquarters.

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GISP supporting GISIN

• Support development of a workplan.
• Include GISIN in outreach and awareness issues.

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GISP supporting GISIN

• GISP Technical Advisory Committee (IUCN, CABI,
  TNC, BioNET, WWF and others) shall work
  integrated with GISIN Steering Committee.