<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<br><br>As promised, I started to prepare a coordinated Belgian answer to the EEA questionnaire "Towards an early warning and information system for invasive alien species in Europe" (see the here attached document).<br>
<br>May I ask you to have a look at it and add new information where relevant using the track change option of MS Word, preferably before the end of this week. I'll afterwards compile all of the comments, circulate them to the group and submit the questionnaire.<br>
<br>Thank you very much in advance. Cheers,<br><br>Etienne<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/10 Etienne Branquart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ebranquart@gmail.com">ebranquart@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">Thanks a lot, Anne, for this information. <br><br>FYI, I discussed this issue with Piero Genovesi at the Neobiota conference and agreed with him that a collective answer from Belgium would be more adequate because questions mainly concern structural issues (databases, national
legislation, etc.). I therefore started to compile information with Claire Collin to be used as a collective answer to EEA by BFIS and the Invasive Species Contact Group. I'll circulate it on the list in the beginning of next week for additions, suggestions or comments.<br>
<br>Cheers,<br><br>Etienne<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/10 Anne Franklin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Anne.Franklin@naturalsciences.be" target="_blank">Anne.Franklin@naturalsciences.be</a>></span><br>
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For your information.<br>
Best regards,<br><br>
Anne Franklin<br><br>
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<blockquote type="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>
Ivone
Pereira Martins <Ivone.PereiraMartins@eea.europa.eu>,<br>
Joanna
Karlsen <Joanna.Karlsen@eea.europa.eu>,<br>
Piero
Genovesi <<a href="mailto:piero.genovesi@infs.it" target="_blank">piero.genovesi@infs.it</a>><br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="Verdana">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 color="#000080" size="2"> <br>
</font><font size="2" face="Verdana">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 size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times">-</font>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times">
</font><font size="2" face="Verdana">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>
</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times">-</font>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times">
</font><font size="2" face="Verdana">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" target="_blank">
http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/information/towards-early-warning-and-information-system</a>
<br>
</font><font color="#000080" size="2"> <br>
</font><font size="2" face="Verdana">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>
</font> <br>
<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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<br><br>
<font color="#008000" size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times">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 : <a href="mailto:Anne.Franklin@naturalsciences.be" target="_blank">Anne.Franklin@naturalsciences.be</a> <br><br>
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<a href="http://www.naturalsciences.be/biodiv" target="_blank">
http://www.naturalsciences.be/biodiv<br><br>
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