Mechanisms (outer circle) of IAS impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health (inner circle) in the Mediterranean Sea (circle compartment size corresponds to sample size). Based on Tsirintanis et al. (2022). IAS, invasive alien species.

Four key reviews were produced to address these issues. Katsanevakis et al. (2023) assess Europe’s response to marine invasions 9 years after the #IASRegulation highlighting lessons learned, knowledge gaps, and biosecurity advances 👉 doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
#GES4SEAS #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions

Eyes on the aliens: citizen science contributes to resear... Invasive alien species (IAS) are a key driver of global b...

landscape of #invasivespecies #citizenscience in Europe important for EU #IASRegulation lots of untapped potential @aliencsi1 paper w @TricaricoElena @cabbageleek @innovatearth @Invasoraspt @EU_ScienceHub @EuCitSci @INBOVlaanderen
https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.78.81476

Rapid #eradication often starts in a meeting room discussing possibilities #marbledcrayfish w site managers #iasregulation #coronaproof @INBOVlaanderen @natuurenbos

Discussing before and after the #IASRegulation involving sectors and increasing ecological responsibility is key #ManageIASBrussels

Henk Groenewoud @_NVWA explains approach in Netherlands towards implementong #iasregulation #ManageIASBrussels