Early warning workshop- presentations

Developing an early warning system for invasive alien species based on the NOBANIS database

Presentations from the workshop:

• The GB Non-native Species Mechanism - Olaf Booy, GB Non-native Species Secretariat.
• Integrating invasive species data into a European early warning information system: experiences from DAISIE and NOBANIS - Piero Genovesi & Melanie Josefsson.
• Ireland's National Invasive Species Database – moving to a formal Early Warning System - Colette O' Flynn, Irish National Biodiversity Data Centre.
• Establishing an Early Warning Rapid Response system in the NOBANIS countries. EEA contribution - Ahmet Uludag, European Environmental Agency.
• Cohabitating with the EU. An environmental manager's viewpoint on the synergies and conflicts between EU and national regulations in the aquatic environment - Melanie Josefsson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
• Analysis of NOBANIS national black/grey lists - Wojciech Solarz, OP PAN Kraków.
• Harmonising the invasiveness concept - The EPPO prioritization scheme as a tool to identify the most invasive plant species in Europe - Etienne Branquart, Belgian Biodiversity Platform.
• Surveillance and risk assessment in The Netherlands - Wiebe Lammers, Invasive Alien Species Team, Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food Quality.
• Monitoring Invasive Alien Species - Riccardo Scalera IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group