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.

Freshwater ecosystems are vital components, securing well-being and resilience to human society.

What is the origin of the European marine non-indigenous species?

The pine wood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is a species native to North America, introduced in Europe in 1999 in southwestern Portugal, causing considerable damages to Portuguese forest ecosystems and now spreading towards Spain.

Invasive alien species (IAS) are considered one of the main causes of biodiversity loss globally, costing billions of euros to the global economies.

For ages, books, newspapers, television, radio, documentaries, public events etc were the major sources of information about nature and its conservation, shaping the environmental behavior and the active participation of citizens.

Invasive alien species (IAS) are considered one of the main causes of biodiversity loss globally, with an estimated cost of at least 12 billion euro per year to the EU Member states.

Wetlands are critical habitats and highly productive ecosystems, providing environmental, social and economic services to the local communities (so-called ecosystem services).

Lampropeltis californiae, the California kingsnake, is native to southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It has been reported as invasive on the island of Gran Canaria where no native species of snakes existed before.

Aquaculture and floating marine litter have been identified as introduction pathways for invasive alien species in Europe.

EASIN is glad to announce the enlargement of the data partners network. Three more scientific entities have agreed to share scientific information and spatial data on alien species with the scientific community, managers, and general public via EASIN platform.

Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is a fast-growing and strong clump-forming perennial plant native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea, introduced in Europe as ornamental and forage plant during the early 19th century.

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.

The new version of EASIN GeoDatabase has been released, including 53,233,693 species observations, 5,113,205 more than the previous version.