The Global Invasive Species Programme is an international partnership dedicated
to addressing the global threat of invasive species. Established in response to
the first international meeting on invasive alien species held in Trondheim,
Norway (1996), GISP’s mission is to conserve biodiversity and sustain
livelihoods by minimising the spread and impact of invasive species. GISP
provides support to the implementation of Article 8(h) of the Convention on
Biological Diversity and has contributed extensively to the knowledge and
awareness of invasive species through the development of a range of products and
publications including the Global Strategy on Invasive Alien Species and
Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit of Best Prevention and Management Practices. A
dedicated GISP Secretariat was established in 2003 to facilitate and co-ordinate
implementation of the global strategy on invasive species and in 2005, GISP was
constituted as a legal entity with four founding partners i.e.
CABI,
IUCN, the
South African National Biodiversity Institute (
SANBI)
and The Nature Conservancy (
TNC). The GISP
Secretariat is currently hosted by CABI Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, headed by an
Executive Director and supported by a team of Directors located in GISP partner
organisations around the world.
Read more about the history of
GISP