IUCN-the World Conservation Union, Pakistan
CABI-Bioscience Regional Office
Rawalpindi, Botany Department, University of Karachi

Authors of the Report:

Dr. Syed Sajidin Hussain, Programme Coordinator, IUCN Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan.
Dr. Surayya Khatoon, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. Mr. Riaz Mahmood, Senior Scientific Officer, CABI Bioscience, Regional Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Note:
Views expressed in this report are those of the authors and may not reflect the organizations' views in which the authors are working.

October 2000

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. The Issue

3. Factors that Promote Invasiveness

4. Impacts of Alien Invasive Species

5. Examples of some Worst Impacts of Invasives

6. Addressing the Issue of Invasive Species
   
   

   • Control mechanisms

   • Preventive Methods

7. International Efforts to Address Invasive Species Problem

8. Alien Invasive Species in Pakistan
   
   

   • The Problem

   • Legislation/Prevention Measures

   • National Efforts

9. Recommendations

References

Appendix I:
Workshop participants on Invasive Species in Pakistan, September 17, 1999 (NARC, Islamabad):

Appendix II:
List of preliminarily recognized invasive plant species in Pakistan

List of Abbreviations