The EU must take urgent action to halt the spread of invasive species that are threatening native plants and animals across Europe, according to a scientist from Queen’s University Belfast. The threats posed by these species cost an estimated €12 billion each year across Europe. Professor Jaimie Dick , from the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s School of Biological Sciences, is calling on the EU to commit long-term investment in a European-wide strategy to manage the problem. Invasive species are considered to be among the major threats to native biodiversity in Europe. The call to action follows the publication of a paper ‘Tackling Invasive Alien Species in Europe: the Top 20 Issues’, in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Management of Biological Invasions’. The report’s authors say it should inform future EU policy for managing invasive species. qub.ac.uk/home/ceao/News/Title,445015,en.html
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:14:16 +0000
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