Citizen science and alien invasive species management on islands
The general lower native biodiversity, taxonomic disharmony and pressure on native ecosystems of islands implies less resilience to biological invasions.
CitizenScience [70]
AlienSpecies [44]
Catalogue [35]
IAS [33]
Biodiversity [31]
EURegulation [28]
JRC [23]
DataPartner [21]
EASINTeam [18]
IASApp [17]
EASIN [17]
Invasive [17]
The general lower native biodiversity, taxonomic disharmony and pressure on native ecosystems of islands implies less resilience to biological invasions.
Strengthening the link between IAS apps data and policy: Development of an appropriate governance framework - Preliminary results
The development of new technologies such as smartphone applications can support the generation of citizens’ georeferenced records of Invasive Alien Species (IAS), and complement professional observations schemes.
EASIN GeoDatabase version 4.9 has been published online.
Organisms to be targeted for surveillance and eradication measures are included in a "Union list"
In an effort to connect the citizen science community across Europe and engage the public with citizen science initiatives on alien and invasive alien species, we are glad to announce that a new EASIN Citizen Science Webpage is on-line.
Invasive alien species (IAS) are considered one of the main causes of biodiversity loss globally, costing billions of euros to the global economies.
Aquarium industry is considered an important source of invasive aquatic species introductions globally.
Citizen Science is currently one of the hottest topics in environmental research, increasing our understanding of the natural world, democratizing science, raising awareness among non-experts and enhancing policy.
Close to 7,000 different species are owned by pet owners across Europe, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish.