The European Commission has adopted the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, aiming at putting Europe's biodiversity.
The European Commission has adopted the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, aiming at putting Europe's biodiversity on a path to recovery with benefits for people, the climate and the planet.
Main objectives are to build our societies’ resilience to future threats such as climate change impacts, forest fires, food insecurity or disease outbreaks, including by protecting wildlife and fighting illegal wildlife trade.
Target 2.2.10 of the Strategy puts particular effort on addressing invasive alien species (IAS) and the protection of native biodiversity:
“Invasive alien species can significantly undermine efforts to protect and restore nature. Besides inflicting major damage to nature and the economy, many invasive alien species also facilitate the outbreak and spread of infectious diseases, posing a threat to humans and wildlife. The rate of release of invasive alien species has increased in recent years. Of the 1,872 species now considered threatened in Europe, 354 are under threat from invasive alien species. Without effective control measures, the rate of invasion and the risks it brings to our nature and health will continue to rise. The implementation of the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation and other relevant legislation and international agreements must also be stepped up. This should aim to minimise, and where possible eliminate, the introduction and establishment of alien species in the EU environment. The aim will be to manage established invasive alien species and decrease the number of Red List species they threaten by 50%”.
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