This inventory arose as an outcome of an earlier national survey sponsored by the Southern Africa Biodiversity Support Programme (RBSAP) aimed at determining user needs for databases, guidelines and other resources in the field of alien invasive species management and research (Macdonald 2004b). This survey concluded that one of the most useful steps that could be taken to address the declining capacity problem would be to create a network of experts to share accumulated knowledge with the aim of building intellectual and technical capacity to serve the future developmental needs of South Africa. Another suggested solution was to create a consolidated bibliography relevant to the management of alien invasive species impacts in South Africa. This inventory is an initial endeavour to meet these two recommendations.