Team of international experts call for urgent action against increasing threat from invasive species

Phys.org  June 3, 2024 According to a critical evaluation by the 88 authors, representing 101 organizations from 47 countries, urgent action is needed to curb the major and growing threats from invasive alien species, a major threat to nature and people, all over the world. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and Their Control (hereafter ‘IPBES invasive alien species assessment’) drew on more than 13,000 scientific publications and reports in 15 languages as well as Indigenous and local knowledge on all taxa, ecosystems and regions across the globe. Therefore, […]