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For your information.<br>
Best regards,<br><br>
Anne Franklin<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Subject: Questionnaire: Towards
an early warning and information system for invasive alien species
threatening biodiversity in Europe<br>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08:38 +0200<br>
From: Tor-Björn Larsson <Tor-Bjorn.Larsson@eea.europa.eu><br>
To: <eionet-nrc-nature@roles.eea.eionet.europa.eu><br>
Cc: <eionet-nfp@roles.eea.eionet.europa.eu>,<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Ivone
Pereira Martins <Ivone.PereiraMartins@eea.europa.eu>,<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Joanna
Karlsen <Joanna.Karlsen@eea.europa.eu>,<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Piero
Genovesi <piero.genovesi@infs.it><br>
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<font face="Verdana" size=2>To the EIONET Primary Contact Points and
National Reference Centres for Nature Protection and Biodiversity:<br>
<b> <br>
Towards an early warning and information system for invasive alien
species threatening biodiversity in Europe<br>
</b></font><font size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size=2>Invasive alien species are a major and
increasing threat to European biodiversity, habitats, and economy. In
line with the EU Biodiversity Communication 2006 an early warning system
is needed to improve the ability of European states and institutions to
respond to the threats posed by invasive alien species to biodiversity.
Under a contract with the European Environment Agency (EEA) a feasibility
study is carried out which includes a survey aiming at: <br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>-</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1>
</font><font face="Verdana" size=2>assessing the existing information and
mechanisms for risk assessment to respond to new arrivals of unwanted
alien species which may threaten biodiversity and impact ecosystems, and
<br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size=2>identifying the main limits and
constraints to rapid and effective action. <br>
<br>
For this a survey is carried out which can be found at: <br>
<a href="http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/information/towards-early-warning-and-information-system">
http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/information/towards-early-warning-and-information-system</a>
<br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size=2>We encourage you all to contribute to
this survey and/or forward information to relevant experts and
organisations in your country. The questionnaire is rather short
and simple, and could be completed online in about 15 minutes. <br>
<br>
<b>Deadline for responding is 31 October</b>. <br>
<br>
Thank you in advance for your help. <br>
<br>
Kind regards<br>
<br>
Tor-Bjorn Larsson <br>
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<font size=2>Tor-Bjorn Larsson</font> <br>
<font size=2>Project manager forest and biodiversity</font> <br>
<font size=2>European Environment Agency</font> <br>
<font size=2>Tel +45 3336 7120</font> <br>
<font size=2>E-mail Tor-Bjorn.Larsson@eea.europa.eu</font> <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1 color="#008000">P
</font>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.<br>
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<font size=2>*********************************************************<br>
</font>Dr Anne Franklin<br>
Promoter - Belgian National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological
Diversity<br>
Coordinator - Capacity building for biodiversity (a Belgian Development
Cooperation programme)<br>
Coordinator - Programme of activities for the International Biodiversity
Year (2010)<br>
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences<br>
Invertebrates Department<br>
Rue Vautier 29<br>
1000 Brussels - Belgium<br>
Tel : +32-2-627.45.87<br>
Fax : +32-2-627.41.41<br>
E-mail : Anne.Franklin@naturalsciences.be <br><br>
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