The following organizations and bodies are key partners in the implementation of Article 8(h) of the Convention and associated decisions of the Conference of the Parties:

• Inter-Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species
• Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
• CAB International

• Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)

IUCN/ISSG

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) was founded in 1948 and brings together 78 states, 112 government agencies, 735 NGOs, 35 affiliates, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is part of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the IUCN. The ISSG is a global group of 146 scientific and policy experts on invasive species from 41 countries. ISSG provides advice on threats from invasives and control or eradication methods to IUCN members, conservation practitioners, and policy-makers. The group's activities focus primarily on invasive species that cause biodiversity loss, with particular attention to those that threaten oceanic islands.

• Micronesia Regional Invasive Council