Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control

Roy, Helen; Pauchard, Anibal; Stoett, Peter; Renard Truong, Tanara; Bacher, Sven; Galil, Bella; Hulme, Philip; Ikeda, Toruh; Sankaran, K.V.; McGeoch, Melodie; Meyerson, Laura; Nunez, Martin; Ordonez, Alejandro; Rahlao, Sebatolo; Schwindt, Evangelina; Seebens, Hanno; Sheppard, Andrew; Vandvik, Vigdis

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Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control

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Roy, Helen ORCID Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wallingford, UK
Pauchard, Anibal ORCID Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Stoett, Peter ORCID Ontario Tech University, Canada
Renard Truong, Tanara ORCID IPBES Technical support unit for the assessment of invasive alien species, Japan
Bacher, Sven ORCID University of Fribourg
Galil, Bella ORCID Tel Aviv University, Israel
Hulme, Philip ORCID Lincoln University, New Zealand
Ikeda, Toruh ORCID Hokkaido University, Japan
Sankaran, K.V. ORCID Kerala Forest Research Institute, India
McGeoch, Melodie ORCID La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Meyerson, Laura ORCID University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, US
Nunez, Martin ORCID University of Houston, Texas, US
Ordonez, Alejandro ORCID Aarhus University, Denmark
Rahlao, Sebatolo ORCID Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa
Schwindt, Evangelina ORCID Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos (IBIOMAR-CONICET), Argentina
Seebens, Hanno ORCID Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany
Sheppard, Andrew ORCID CSIRO, Australia
Vandvik, Vigdis ORCID University of Bergen, Norway

Zenodo, 2023

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IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment. - 2023, p. 1-56

English The Invasive Alien Species Assessment explores how invasive alien species affect nature and people globally. It analyzes the status and trends of alien and invasive alien species in all regions of Earth, and identifies major pathways for and drivers of the introduction and spread of such species between and within countries. The Assessment also assesses the effectiveness of management actions across scales and in various contexts. The Invasive Alien Species Assessment finally outlines key responses and policy options for the prevention, early detection, and effective control of invasive alien species and mitigation of their impacts in order to safeguard nature, nature’s contributions to people, and good quality of life.
The Invasive Alien Species Assessment highlights that invasive alien species are a major and growing threat to nature, nature’s contributions to people, with, in some cases, irreversible changes to biodiversity and ecosystems. Invasive alien species also dramatically impact the economy, food security, water security, and human health, sometimes adding to marginalization and inequity. The Assessment demonstrates that with sufficient resources, political will, and long-term commitment, preventing and controlling invasive alien species are attainable goals that will yield significant long-term benefits for people and nature.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Biologie

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