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Malaysia National Action Plan on Invasive Alien Species (NAP IAS) 2021 - 2025

The Malaysia National Action Plan on Invasive Alien Species (NAP IAS) 2021-2025 is aligned with Target 11 of National Policy on Biological Diversity (NPBD) 2016-2025 and Target 9 of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which focuses on identification, prioritisation, and prevention of the introduction and establishment of IAS.

Goal 1: Improve understanding and public awareness about IAS
Target 1
Increase research in all aspects of IAS management including understanding their pathways and ecological impacts and develop technologies to contain and control IAS.
Activity 1
Compile and centralize data / scientific reference for IAS on the National Clearing House mechanism.
Target 2
Educate the public at large on the threats of IAS and the problems posed by smuggling of wild animals and plants, accidental imports, escapes from legitimate enterprises, and the pet trade.
Activity 2
Conduct Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) programmes.
Target 3
Strengthen information sharing among relevant stakeholders.
Activity 3
Set up network to share IAS information between institutions and convey it to the stakeholders.
Target 4
Intensify extension services to stakeholders so that prevention, control, eradication and mitigation efforts on IAS can be effectively implemented.
Activity 4
Strengthen multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research related to IAS (i.e. impact study, biology and ecology, IAS management and monitoring).
Activity 5
Strengthen existing IAS working groups (updating current status of IAS).
Target 5
Develop and implement a programme of work to control and manage the risk of IAS from ship ballast water and sediments.
Activity 6
Include IAS as priority in ballast water management programmes.
Activity 7
Conduct follow-up monitoring on IAS in ballast water.
Goal 2: Conduct risk assessment on all introduced exotic species before their release
Target 6
Establish a formal and transparent mechanism to ensure that all alien species are subject to a rigorous risk assessment.
Activity 8
Form a committee to review current mechanism of assessment for introduced exotic species.
Activity 9
Strengthen criteria and methods of evaluation and assessment for introduced exotic species before and after their release.
Activity 10
Revision of SOP for the importation of alien species.
Activity 11
Enhancement of inspection, sampling and screening method for transboundary alien species.
Activity 12
Research and development by agencies on risk assessment of alien species.
Target 7
Establish response plans and the capacity to contain and eradicate potential invasive species.
Activity 13
Development of early detection/intercept method/tools for potential invasive species.
Activity 14
Improvement of containment, eradication and control method and procedure.
Activity 15
Capacity building on detection, containment, eradication and control of IAS.
Activity 16
Upgrade post entry quarantine facilities.
Activity 17
Establishment of emergency response team and SOP to contain and eradicate IAS.
Goal 3: Strengthen quarantine inspection and enforcement at entry points and international borders
Target 8
Enhance the enforcement of legislation on importing, trading and keeping wild animals, fishes and plants.
Activity 18
Harmonising the list of IAS and enforcement between Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.
Activity 19
Improving information exchange and harmonisation of IAS issues.
Activity 20
To review and possibly include specific IAS (based on risk assessment) in the national legislation.
Target 9
Implement provisions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention to safeguard against marine invasive species.
Activity 21
Develop regulations and act in ballast water management.
Activity 22
Develop reception facilities for ballast water treatment.
Target 10
Enhance quarantine facilities and improve the skills and capabilities of quarantine, customs and other border officials.
Activity 23
Upgrade quarantine facilities consist of basic quarantine inspection facilities and mini laboratories.
Activity 24
Improve knowledge, skill and capabilities of enforcement officials through capacity building.
Activity 25
Establish emergency response exercise / Immediate actions upon identification and detection of IAS.
Target 11
Strengthen and monitor the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Prevention, Eradication, Containment and Control of IAS.
Activity 26
Presentation of NAP progress report to National IAS steering committee.
Activity 27
Strengthen the implementation of the enforcement.

National Action Plan on Invasive Alien Species 2021-2025

This book highlights the efforts and strategies to conserve and to manage the biodiversity from the threats of IAS through Malaysia National Action Plan on Invasive Alien Species 2021-2025 (NAP IAS 2021-2025).

This NAP IAS 2021-2025 will be implemented by various target groups and responsible agencies. It contains 11 targets, 27 activities and 69 sub-activities under 3 goals as follows:

Goal 1: Improve the understanding and public awareness of IAS; intensifying capacity building for the implementation of the action plan; as well enhancing research and development of IAS.

Goal 2 : Establish a formal and transparent mechanism for risk assessment of alien species and initiate response plans and the capacity to contain and eradicate potential IAS before their release into Malaysia.

Goal 3 : Strengthen quarantine enforcement and inspection at Malaysia’s entry points and international borders in controlling and preventing the entry and spread of IAS into Malaysia.

  • 2021   •  
  • ISBN 9789830472744   •  
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Ministry of Transport (MoT)

Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)

Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK)

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