Promotion of international cooperation to prevent the spread of invasive alien species through the unintentional introduction pathways associated with trade related logistics

Online event hosted by the Government of Japan

Report of the Webinar  24 June 2021

 

List of presentations

 

• Pathways of invasive alien species introductions & on-going activities to address the risk of biological invasions

　　　- Dr. David Cooper, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
 

• Coordinating the global effort to reduce the introduction of pests through the Sea Container Pathway

　　　- Mr. Brent Larson, Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention
 

• Customs role in compliance and enforcement of IAS

　　　- Mr. Igor Jakupic, World Customs Organization
 

• International & Australian risk management activities for hitchhiker and contaminating pests

　　　- Dr. Andy Sheppard, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Health & Biosecurity, Australia
 

• Response to the risk of unintentional introductions of invasive alien species and the needs to strengthen international and inter sectoral cooperation

　　　- Ms. Fumiko Nakao, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
 

• Preventing the Establishment of Contaminant Pests Associated with the Movement of Traded Goods

　　　- Ms. Penny McLeod, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand
 

• Preventing the spread of invasive pests in the sea container and cargo pathway - a North American regional perspective  <Youtube video>

　　　- Presenter/prepared by: Ms. Wendy Asbil, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

　　　- Prepared by: Ms. Wendy Beltz, United States Department of Agriculture
 

• The Sea Container Industry's Contribution to Facilitating Safe Trade via Sea Containers

　　　- Mr. James Hookham, Global Shippers Forum
 

• The status of fire ants invasions in Japan and counter measures for prevention and eradication

　　　- Dr. Koichi Goka, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan