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Invasive alien species are one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinctions. Biological invasions also put human health, food security and livelihoods at risk, as highlighted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15. The rate of new introductions is growing, as the movement of people and goods around the ...
VASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE • Invasive alien species (IAS) are animals, plants or other organisms that are introduced into places outside of their natural range, negatively impacting native biodiversit. , ecosystem services or human well-being.• IAS are one of the biggest causes of biodiversity loss and species extinctions, and ...
Sep 15, 2020 · IUCN today launched a global standard for classifying the severity and type of impacts caused by alien species, known as the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). This tool will alert scientists, conservation practitioners and policy makers to the potential consequences of invasive alien species, guiding the development of prevention and mitigation measures.
Jan 21, 2010 · Press release 21 Jan, 2010. Impact of nature’s invading aliens measured for first time. Invasive Alien Species, ranging from disease and plants, to rats and goats, are one of the top three threats to life on this planet, according to a new publication coordinated by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), of which IUCN is a partner.
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species introduced into places outside their natural range that have negative impacts on native biodiversity. IAS have major impacts on human health, livelihoods and food security, and undermine progress towards achieving many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The rate of new introductions is increasing, and the impacts from IAS can be compounded by ...
Sep 2, 2020 · A new paper indicates that impacts on natural World Heritage sites from invasive alien species, such as house mice, Argentine ants and rainbow trout, may be greater than previously assessed. It presents results of a proposed framework tested in seven affected sites, recording the presence of more invasive alien species in almost all cases. The authors, a team of international scientists ...
With the support of the Total Corporate Foundation, IUCN’s Global Marine Programme developed and implemented a series of projects addressing different aspects of invasive alien species, current status, means of reducing the risk of species introductions, and management. Improving knowledge and awareness of invasive alien species among the ...
Goal 10: Develop the capacity of MedPAN members to identify and manage invasive species. Key action 10.1.: Organize specialized workshops, meetings or summer camps to train MPA personnel to conduct surveys, monitoring as well as adopt management actions to minimize IAS impacts. VII.
IUCN provides technical and scientific support to the European Commission for implementation of the EU Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Regulation (No. 1143/2014). The outputs listed below have been produced with the aim of supporting the application of the IAS Regulation across EU Member States, with a particular focus on the 88 species of Union ...
Sep 4, 2023 · Gland, Switzerland, 4 September 2023 (IUCN) – IUCN, the International Union for Conservation Nature, welcomes the Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control, today launched at the tenth plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES10), in Bonn, Germany.
