The general purpose of the Liaison Group is to facilitate cooperation among relevant organizations to support measures to prevent the introduction and mitigate the impacts of invasive alien species. In the period up to 2020 the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and in particular Aichi Target 9, provided the main focus of the work of this group. More recently, the work of the group has focused in supporting the implementation of Target 6 of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. See Terms of Reference for the Inter-agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species.

Specifically, the Liaison Group aims to:

1. Address the gaps and inconsistencies in the international regulatory frameworks for the prevention, control and eradication of invasive alien species;
2. Promote inter-sectoral cooperation and capacity development activities for the prevention, control and mitigation of invasive alien species;
3. Raise awareness across the multiple sectors on the impacts of invasive alien species and on the best practices for addressing the issue;
4. Promote cooperation at all levels, and specifically at the national level, through each organization’s national and regional focal points or the equivalents;
5. Promote cooperation in the gathering, access and use of relevant and reliable information.

Liaison Group Meetings

• Twelfth meeting of the Liaison Group, online, 2-3 November 2023 Meeting page
• Eleventh meeting of the Liaison Group, online, 5 April, 2023 Meeting page
• Tenth meeting of the Liaison Group in Paris, France, 3-4 June 2019
• Ninth meeting of the Liaison Group in Montreal, Canada, 9-10 July 2018
• Eighth meeting of the Liaison Group in Brussels, Belgium, 22-23 November 2017 and Meeting Report
• Seventh meeting of the Liaison Group in Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2016
• Sixth meeting of the Liaison Group in London, UK, 1-2 April 2015 and Meeting Report
• Fifth meeting of the Liaison Group in Nairobi, Kenya, 13-15 January 2014
• Fourth meeting of the Liaison Group (28 Feb-1 March 2013); and Meeting Report;
• Third meeting of the Liaison Group (13 July 2012) and Meeting Report;
• Second meeting of the Liaison Group (14-15 February 2011) and Meeting Report;
• First meeting of the Liaison Group (17-18 June 2010); and Meeting Report.