Annual Report 2010-11 - Global Invasive Species Programme - GISP

DIVERSITAS COMMITTEESExpanding network strengthensinternational frameworkDIVERSITAS Committees enlarge DIVERSITAS’ scientific and policy networks, therebyhelping to establish crucial links between national biodiversity programmes andinternational framework activities. They also make it possible to implement theDIVERSITAS science plan, adapting where necessary to local and regional concerns.To this end, each DIVERSITAS Committee is encouraged to include representativesfrom three key groups: active scientists, policy makers and managers of nationalbiodiversity programmes.The DIVERSITAS National Committees include:ZZZZFull members, who provide an annual financial contribution to DIVERSITASAffiliated members who have identified a contact point or assembled a nationalcommittee, but who do not contribute financially to the programme.38 DIVERSITAS I ANNUAL REPORT 2010