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August 03, 2009
University of Leicester Research Paves Way for First Ever Use in Europe of an Insect to Fight Invasive Plant Species (Jul 30, 2009)
University of Leicester.
Researchers have extensively tested the use of the insect, a psyllid species Aphalara itadori, as a control for Japanese Knotweed. The United Kingdom Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh Assembly Government are seeking views on the possible release of the insect at Consultation on the Possible Release of a Biocontrol Agent to Control Japanese Knotweed. The closing date for the consultation is Oct 19, 2009. If approved, this would be the first use of a non-native insect species to control a plant species in the UK and Europe.
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April 08, 2009
Invasive Species: Will Europe At Last Unite To Combat Thousands Of Alien Invaders? (Apr 3, 2009)
ScienceDaily.
Recent evidence that Europe may be home to 11,000 alien species has spurred the European Commission to release its first ever Communication on invasive species. The Communication, which is currently open for consultation, proposes the development of a European Strategy on Invasive Species. It outlines three potential ways forward, each representing a different level of legislative cost and complexity.
* See our International section for more resources.
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February 05, 2009
Invasions
By Alien Plants Have Been Mapped In European
Union (Jan 27,
2009)
ScienceDaily.
Biological invasions are one of the major
threats to biodiversity and in many cases
they have considerable impact on economy and
human health. For their effective management
it is important to understand which areas
and ecosystems are at the highest risk of
being invaded. The first
map of the level of alien plant invasions
in European Union was published in the Wiley-Blackwell journal
Diversity and Distributions.
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November 25, 2008
Handbook
of Alien Species in Europe / (online
version requires subscription)
Springer.com.
The Handbook of Alien Species in Europe summarizes
the major findings of this groundbreaking
research and addresses the invasion trends,
pathways, and both economic as well as ecological
impact for eight major taxonomic groups. Published
under the auspices of the DAISIE (Delivering
Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe)
project, is the culmination of three years
work by almost 200 scientists. It presents
for the first time an up to date cross taxonomic
assessment of the history, extent and impact
of alien species in Europe.
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July 29, 2008
Updated -- The
Invasive Non-Native Species Framework Strategy for
Great Britain: Protecting our Natural Heritage from
Invasive Species (May 28, 2008) and Joint
Nature Conservation Committee Response to Departmental
Consultation (for draft document)
United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
A public consultation of the draft Strategy was launched
Feb 28, 2007 through May 23, 2007. Details
of the documents issued are still available. The
Secretariat has collated and analysed the responses and
these are contained in the Summary
of Responses (Sep 2007; PDF | 219 KB).
* See our Management Plans by Geography section for more resources.
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July 23, 2008
Worm-eating
Slug Found in Garden (Jul 10, 2008)
BBC News.
A "ghost" slug found in a garden in Cardiff
has been declared a new species by specialists
at the National Museum of Wales and Cardiff
University. The origin of this slug,
and its route into Britain, is completely
unknown, and specimens have not been seen
in Europe before this was discovered in Cardiff
last year.
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Public Consultation on YOUR VOICE "Invasive Alien Species – A European Concern"
EUROPA. European Commission.
This internet consultation closed May 5,
2008. See
the results
of the consultation (May 29, 2008; PDF | 2.5
MB).
The consultation seeks the views of all stakeholders on the scale of IAS problems and how to address them most effectively at EU level. We welcome comments from all interested parties, including individual citizens, industry and consumer representatives, interest groups, the NGO community and other organisations. The results of this consultation will be used to inform the development of EU policy in the field of invasive alien species, the options for which will be presented in a Communication from the Commission at the end of 2008.
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April 01, 2008
Public Consultation on YOUR VOICE "Invasive Alien Species – A European Concern"
EUROPA. European Commission.
This internet consultation will open on Mar 3, 2008 and will close on May 5, 2008.
The consultation seeks the views of all stakeholders on the scale of IAS problems and how to address them most effectively at EU level. We welcome comments from all interested parties, including individual citizens, industry and consumer representatives, interest groups, the NGO community and other organisations. The results of this consultation will be used to inform the development of EU policy in the field of invasive alien species, the options for which will be presented in a Communication from the Commission at the end of 2008.
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January 07, 2008
Invasive Species in Belgium
Belgian Forum on Invasive Species.
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December 21, 2007
Invasive Species Ireland and Invasive Species in Ireland (2006; PDF | 1 MB)
Gateway to the Invasive Species in Ireland Project and also the invasive species problem in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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November 14, 2007
Defra consults on further protection for UK wildlife from non-native species (Nov 8, 2007)
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August 30, 2007
Mosquitoes recently identified in Cheltenham are NOT the Asian Tiger mosquito
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October 03, 2006
Amassing efforts against alien invasive species in Europe
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