ISSG is stands for Invasive Species Specialist Group, it is a non-profitable organization aims to reduce threats to natural ecosystems and the native species they contain by increasing awareness of invasive alien species, and of ways to prevent, control or eradicate them.
ISSG is a global network of scientific and policy experts on invasive species, organized under the auspices of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ISSG was established in 1994. It currently has 196 core members from over 40 countries and a wide informal global network of over 2000 conservation practitioners and experts who contribute to its work. The Chair of the ISSG is Dr. Piero Genovesi, of the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, in Italy. Mrs.Shyama is the industry advisor for this project.
ISSG manage the Global Invasive Species Database and Global Islands Invasive Vertebrate Eradication Database online for public and other organization to search information on invasive species, their ecology, spread, management and impacts. The ISSG has also undertaken to develop thematic datasets which can be used as analytical tools by stakeholders. These datasets will be made freely available on the ISSG portal. Themes of projects under progress include threatened species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species impacted by at least one invasive species threat type, Invasive species on island ecosystems and protected areas. Both of the tools will be used by public and stakeholders. As many of the users are not professional biologist, it is important for the developers to design the interface with high level of usability for all level of people. More information can be found on ISSG official website: http://www.issg.org.
