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48 G7 ELMAU PROGRESS REPORTExample 4.13 Reforestation in Tunisia (Japan)Integrated Reforestation Project Phase II, conducted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),aims to promote forest restoration and sustainable forest management in five governorates of Tunisia (Beja,Jendouba, Kef, Siliana and Zaghouan) by undertaking comprehensive forest conservation activities such as reforestation,measures to prevent and combat fire disasters, and improvements in the living conditions of local residents,thereby contributing to the improvement of the natural environment of these areas.http://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/economic_cooperation/c8h0vm000001rdjt-att/tunisia02.pdfExample 4.12), as well as supporting reforestation programs(see Example 4.13).4.2.3 Addressing invasive alien speciesThe introduction of alien species that become invasive anddisplace native species is usually the result of trade and transportactivities. In some cases, species introduced intentionallycan become invasive, such as common and exotic petsthat are released into the environment, alien species used asa biological control measure that later on become pests, andthe introduction of non-native plants for ornamental use,agriculture and forestry. Unintentional introductions mayinclude the release of non-native marine species in theballast water of cargo ships or forest pests hidden in woodenpackaging materials (SCBD 2009b). Increasingly, nationalpolicies and decision-support tools, such as risk analysis,are able to identify and address the risks associated with specificinvasive species and the pathways for their movements.Many efforts by most G7 countries are closely alignedto the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) StrategicPlan and its Aichi Targets on this matter, focusing mostlyon developing and funding national / regional invasivealien species strategies and action plans (see Example 4.14)as well as international collaboration to address the threatsto biodiversity from invasive alien species (see Example 4.15).Example 4.14 EU regulation on invasive alien species (EU: France, Germany, Italy, UK)As regards invasive alien species (Target 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020), the EU has recentlyadopted a regulation that entered into force on January 1, 2015. The new regulation seeks to address theproblem of invasive alien species in a comprehensive manner so as to protect native biodiversity andecosystem services, as well as to minimize and mitigate the impacts on human health as well as economicimpacts that these species can have. The regulation foresees the following types of interventions: prevention,early warning and rapid response, and management. Using risk assessments and scientific evidence, a listof invasive alien species of concern to the EU will be drawn up and managed jointly with the member states.Proposals for the first list will be presented by January 2, 2016. Once adopted, the list will be updatedregularly as appropriate with the addition or removal of species. The regulation on invasive alien species includesspecific provisions for the outermost regions of the EU in order to cater for their specific situations, in particularthe value of their biodiversity and its sensitivity to biological invasions.http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/invasivealien/index_en.htm