Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable

Helen E. Roy, Aníbal Pauchard, Peter J. Stoett, Tanara Renard Truong, Laura A. Meyerson, Sven Bacher, Bella S. Galil, Philip E. Hulme, Tohru Ikeda, Sankaran Kavileveettil, Melodie A. McGeoch, Martin A. Nuñez, Alejandro Ordonez, Sebataolo J. Rahlao, Evangelina Schwindt, Hanno Seebens, Andy W. Sheppard, Vigdis Vandvik, Alla Aleksanyan, Michael AnsongTom August, Ryan Blanchard, Ernesto Brugnoli, John K. Bukombe, Bridget Bwalya, Chaeho Byun, Morelia Camacho-Cervantes, Phillip Cassey, María L. Castillo, Franck Courchamp, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Rafael Dudeque Zenni, Chika Egawa, Franz Essl, Georgi Fayvush, Romina D. Fernandez, Miguel Fernandez, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Piero Genovesi, Quentin J. Groom, Ana Isabel González, Aveliina Helm, Ileana Herrera, Ankila J. Hiremath, Patricia L. Howard, Cang Hui, Makihiko Ikegami, Emre Keskin, Asuka Koyama, Stanislav Ksenofontov, Bernd Lenzner, Tatsiana Lipinskaya, Julie L. Lockwood, Dongang C. Mangwa, Angeliki F. Martinou, Shana M. McDermott, Carolina L. Morales, Jana Müllerová, Ninad Avinash Mungi, Linus K. Munishi, Henn Ojaveer, Shyama N. Pagad, Nirmalie P. K. T. S. Pallewatta, Lora R. Peacock, Esra Per, Jan Pergl, Cristina Preda, Petr Pyšek, Rajesh K. Rai, Anthony Ricciardi, David M. Richardson, Sophie Riley, Betty J. Rono, Ellen Ryan-Colton, Hanieh Saeedi, Bharat B. Shrestha, Daniel Simberloff, Alifereti Tawake, Elena Tricarico, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Joana Vicente, Montserrat Vilà, Wycliffe Wanzala, Victoria Werenkraut, Olaf L. F. Weyl, John R.U. Wilson, Rafael O. Xavier, Sílvia R. Ziller

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Abstract

Although invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, until now there has been no comprehensive global review of the status, trends, drivers, impacts, management and governance challenges of biological invasions. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and Their Control (hereafter ‘IPBES invasive alien species assessment’) drew on more than 13,000 scientific publications and reports in 15 languages as well as Indigenous and local knowledge on all taxa, ecosystems and regions across the globe. Therefore, it provides unequivocal evidence of the major and growing threat of invasive alien species alongside ambitious but realistic approaches to manage biological invasions. The extent of the threat and impacts has been recognized by the 143 member states of IPBES who approved the summary for policymakers of this assessment. Here, the authors of the IPBES assessment outline the main findings of the IPBES invasive alien species assessment and highlight the urgency to act now.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1216-1223
Number of pages8
JournalNature Ecology and Evolution
Volume8
Issue number7
Early online date3 Jun 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024

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Funder

H.E.R. acknowledges support from the Natural Environment Research Council as part of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology national and public good programme delivering national capability NE/R016062/1. A.P. acknowledges support for the research of this work from ANID/BASAL FB210006. S.B. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the Swiss National Science Foundation (grants 31003A_179491 and 31BD30_184114). E.S. acknowledges support for the research of this work from CONICET (PIP 11220210100507CO). H. Seebens acknowledges support for the research of this work from BMBF (grant 16LC1807A). V.V. acknowledges support for the research of this work from The Norwegian Environmental Agency. C.B. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (grant 2022R1A2C1003504). M.L.C., P.P. and J.P. acknowledge support from a long-term research development project (RVO 67985939; Czech Academy of Science). F.C. acknowledges support for the research of this work from Foundation BNP Paribas Climate Initiative 2014 and the AXA Research Fund University Paris Saclay Chair of Invasions Biology. R.D.Z. acknowledges support for the research of this work from CNPq-Brazil (grant 302643/2022-2). C.H. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the National Research Foundation of South Africa (grant 89967). C.L.M. acknowledges support for the research of this work from SURPASS2 (NE/S011870/1 and CONICET, Argentina RD 1984/19) and MBZ Species Conservation Grant (210527048). P.P. acknowledges support for the research of this work from Czech Science Foundation (19-28807X). E.T. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the National Biodiversity Future Center (project CN00000033). J.V. acknowledges support for the research of this work from FCT (https://doi.org/10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1440/CP1646/CT0025). M.V. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the Spanish State Research Agency (PCI2018-092939). J.R.U.W. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

Funding

H.E.R. acknowledges support from the Natural Environment Research Council as part of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology national and public good programme delivering national capability NE/R016062/1. A.P. acknowledges support for the research of this work from ANID/BASAL FB210006. S.B. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the Swiss National Science Foundation (grants 31003A_179491 and 31BD30_184114). E.S. acknowledges support for the research of this work from CONICET (PIP 11220210100507CO). H. Seebens acknowledges support for the research of this work from BMBF (grant 16LC1807A). V.V. acknowledges support for the research of this work from The Norwegian Environmental Agency. C.B. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (grant 2022R1A2C1003504). M.L.C., P.P. and J.P. acknowledge support from a long-term research development project (RVO 67985939; Czech Academy of Science). F.C. acknowledges support for the research of this work from Foundation BNP Paribas Climate Initiative 2014 and the AXA Research Fund University Paris Saclay Chair of Invasions Biology. R.D.Z. acknowledges support for the research of this work from CNPq-Brazil (grant 302643/2022-2). C.H. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the National Research Foundation of South Africa (grant 89967). C.L.M. acknowledges support for the research of this work from SURPASS2 (NE/S011870/1 and CONICET, Argentina RD 1984/19) and MBZ Species Conservation Grant (210527048). P.P. acknowledges support for the research of this work from Czech Science Foundation (19-28807X). E.T. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the National Biodiversity Future Center (project CN00000033). J.V. acknowledges support for the research of this work from FCT (https://doi.org/10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1440/CP1646/CT0025). M.V. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the Spanish State Research Agency (PCI2018-092939). J.R.U.W. acknowledges support for the research of this work from the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

FundersFunder number
Natural Environment Research CouncilNE/R016062/1
Centre for Ecology and HydrologyNE/R016062/1
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y DesarrolloBASAL FB210006
Swiss National Science Foundation31003A_179491, 31BD30_184114
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasPIP 11220210100507CO
Federal Ministry of Education and Research16LC1807A
Norwegian Environmental Agency
National Research Foundation of Korea2022R1A2C1003504
South Korean Government2022R1A2C1003504
Czech Academy of SciencesRVO 67985939
BNP Paribas Foundation
AXA Research Fund
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico302643/2022-2
National Research Foundation89967
SURPASS2NE/S011870/1
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasRD 1984/19
MBZ Species Conservation Fund210527048
Czech Science Foundation19-28807X
National Biodiversity Future CenterCN00000033
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Spanish State Research AgencyPCI2018-092939
South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

    Keywords

    • Environmental impact
    • Invasive species

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    • Ecology

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