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

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Roy, Helen E. and Pauchard, Aníbal and Stoett, Peter J. and Renard Truong, Tanara and Meyerson, Laura A. and Bacher, Sven and Galil, Bella S. and Hulme, Philip E. and Ikeda, Tohru and Kavileveettil, Sankaran and McGeoch, Melodie A. and Nuñez, Martin A. and Ordonez, Alejandro and Rahlao, Sebataolo J. and Schwindt, Evangelina and Seebens, Hanno and Sheppard, Andy W. and Vandvik, Vigdis and Aleksanyan, Alla and Ansong, Michael and August, Tom and Blanchard, Ryan and Brugnoli, Ernesto and Bukombe, John K. and Bwalya, Bridget and Byun, Chaeho and Camacho-Cervantes, Morelia and Cassey, Phillip and Castillo, María L. and Courchamp, Franck and Dehnen-Schmutz, Katharina and Dudeque Zenni, Rafael and Egawa, Chika and Essl, Franz and Fayvush, Georgi and Fernandez, Romina D. and Fernandez, Miguel and Foxcroft, Llewellyn C. and Genovesi, Piero and Groom, Quentin J. and González, Ana Isabel and Helm, Aveliina and Herrera, Ileana and Hiremath, Ankila J. and Howard, Patricia L. and Hui, Cang and Ikegami, Makihiko and Keskin, Emre and Koyama, Asuka and Ksenofontov, Stanislav and Lenzner, Bernd and Lipinskaya, Tatsiana and Lockwood, Julie L. and Mangwa, Dongang C. and Martinou, Angeliki F. and McDermott, Shana M. and Morales, Carolina L. and Müllerová, Jana and Avinash Mungi, Ninad and Munishi, Linus K. and Ojaveer, Henn and Pagad, Shyama N. and P. K. T. S. Pallewatta, Nirmalie and Peacock, Lora R. and Per, Esra and Pergl, Jan and Preda, Cristina and Pyšek, Petr and Rai, Rajesh K. and Ricciardi, Anthony and Richardson, David M. and Riley, Sophie and Rono, Betty J. and Ryan-Colton, Ellen and Saeedi, Hanieh and Shrestha, Bharat B. and Simberloff, Daniel and Tawake, Alifereti and Tricarico, Elena and Vanderhoeven, Sonia and Vicente, Joana and Vilà, Montserrat and Wanzala, Wycliffe and Werenkraut, Victoria and Weyl, Olaf L. F. and U. Wilson, John R. and Xavier, Rafael O. and Ziller, Sílvia R. (2024) Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable. Nature Ecology & Evolution.

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to the Springer Nature Limited 2024
Subjects:	A ATREE Publications > G Journal Papers
Divisions:	SM Sehgal Foundation Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation
Depositing User:	Ms Suchithra R
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2025 07:21
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2025 07:21
URI:	http://archives.atree.org/id/eprint/929

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