JRC-COST CSI Workshop on Citizen Science data on Invasive Alien Species
Strengthening the link between IAS apps data and policy: Development of an appropriate governance framework - Preliminary results
CitizenScience [76]
AlienSpecies [53]
Catalogue [38]
Biodiversity [36]
IAS [33]
EURegulation [29]
JRC [25]
DataPartner [21]
EASINTeam [20]
IASApp [17]
EASIN [17]
Invasive [17]
Strengthening the link between IAS apps data and policy: Development of an appropriate governance framework - Preliminary results
Biological control can represent a viable option in certain contexts to combat invasive alien species. Despite of successful experiences, especially in plant protection against insects, concerns arise due to the potential risk posed by the introduced agents to the environment, particularly when imported from other continents.
Migratory fish corridors compensate the fragmentation of natural waterways due to the presence of human obstacles such as dams, dykes and locks.
We warmly welcome to EASIN Team Celia López Cañizares, who has recently joined JRC as a trainee, and will be working on Citizen Science, science and outreach communication.
The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an invasive aquatic plant of Union Concern native to the Amazon River, introduced in Europe during the 20th century.
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.
23 Marine taxonomists agreed on the "top-priority" marine invasive alien species expected to be introduced, invade and have a significant negative impact in the European Seas within the next 10 years.
Early detection of an invasive alien species is vital to apply effective eradication measures and avoid negative impacts in a given region to native biodiversity, or to ecosystem services that the environment can provide.
Horizon Scanning (HS) is a tool to identify and prioritize invasive alien species (IAS) absent or not yet widely spread, which may pose a potential threat to the environment in a given region.
The implementation of EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species has seen the fruitful collaboration between the Commission and Member States Competent Authorities in the preparation of a Baseline distribution of the 37 Invasive Alien Species (IAS) of Union concern (published in the Commission Implementing Reg. 1141/2016).
Keeping information on alien species occurring in Europe up-to-date is the EASIN main goal, which is being sought by establishing collaboration with scientific organisations and data repositories at European and global level.
Organisms to be targeted for surveillance and eradication measures are included in a "Union list"
Recreational fishing is one of the most popular leisure activities across Europe involving million of people, who organize fishing trips in their areas, countries or even abroad.
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.