Deadline for the update of IAS of Union concern
The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1262 of 25 July 2019 entered into force on the 15th August 2019
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The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1262 of 25 July 2019 entered into force on the 15th August 2019
Version 7.8 of the EASIN catalogue of alien species is online, and contains now 14,085 species
The Invasive Alien Species in Europe App allows citizens to report the presence of IAS of Union concern on the European territory. Data quality assurance of the observations gathered through the App is a major concern.
The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1262 of 25 July 2019 adds 17 alien species (4 animals, 13 plants) to the existing list of invasive alien species of Union concern, according to the EU Regulation 1143/2014.
The LIFE ARTEMIS project aims to contribute to the reduction of the harmful impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on biodiversity by increasing public awareness and by setting up an efficient early warning and rapid response (EWRR) system to manage their impacts on forests in Slovenia.
EASIN led a recently published paper thank to a fruitful collaboration with EU Member States' experts, on refined baseline inventories of marine non-indigenous species
New Data Partners have joined the network, contributing to updating the knowledge on alien species recorded in Europe, and to the enrichment of the EASIN spatial data, which are made available to users via webservices.
The geographical distribution of the 37 Invasive Alien Species (IAS) listed as Union concern by the Commission Implementing Regulation 2016/1141 has been updated, thanks to additional data provided by Member States Competent Authorities.
Scale insects are among the most common invaders of new geographical areas, and are the second largest group of alien insects in Europe.
EASIN Species Search and Mapping service facilitates the exploration of alien species information from distributed data sources.
The new release of the “Invasive Alien Species in Europe” smartphone App, developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, is available.
The EASIN Catalogue currently includes information on about 14,000 alien taxa in Europe from a network of databases.
The current EU geographical distribution of the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) added to the list of Union concern by the Commission Implementing Regulation 2017/1263 is set through a JRC technical report.
European Member States (MS) are requested to report on the activities to implement the EU Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species (IAS), under the provisions of art. 24 (1), by 1st of June 2019.
IUCN provides technical support to the implementation of the European Union Regulation 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (IAS).