Amphibians safeguard to fight invasive mosquitoes
Road crossing can be a major threat to many pond-breeding amphibians that frequently encounter roads during their movement towards their breeding sites in spring.
Road crossing can be a major threat to many pond-breeding amphibians that frequently encounter roads during their movement towards their breeding sites in spring.
Invasive alien species (IAS) have been identified as one of the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss and change in ecosystem services.
Citizen science programs aim at bridging the gap between science and the general public, actively involving citizens in collaborative projects with professional scientists.
JRC and the COST Association jointly organized a Workshop on “Citizen Science and Open Data: a model for Invasive Alien Species in Europe”, held in Brussels on 8 February.
In his speech, Mr. Sucha mentioned the smartphone application “Invasive Alien Species Europe”, as an example of JRC work towards involvement of citizens to help European environment protection from invasive alien species.
Invasive alien species (IAS) can have severe effects on biodiversity, ecosystems and human activities. Due to the growing of trade and movement of goods and people, the early detection of newly introduced alien species is vital.
A newly developed index identifies areas of the Mediterranean Sea which are most affected by non-native, invasive alien species introduced through the Suez Canal, by aquaculture or through shipping.