The UAE National Invasive Species Strategy & Action Plan aims to protect the UAE’s natural resources, the environment and the communities from the impact of invasive alien species (IAS). Further, it seeks to:

• improve public awareness of IAS
• enhance capacity for managing IAS
• prevent the introduction and spread of IAS
• manage established priority IAS
• enhance and strengthen cooperation and coordination to combat invasive alien species at the national, regional and international levels.

The strategy includes an overview of the current situation of invasive species in the UAE and identifies the processes for their management.