Activities per year
Project Details
Abstract
I. Improve data flows from existing early warning and surveillance systems (kept separately by regions, local authorities and NGOs) to regional IAS managers by ensuring interoperability and enhancing surveillance at pilot locations. Ten taxa of emerging aquatic and riparian species listed under the EUregulation are targeted (for plants: Cabomba caroliniana, Heracleum persicum, H. sosnowskyi, Lagarosiphon major, Ludwigia peploides, Lysichiton americanus, Myriophyllum heterophyllum; for crayfishes: Orconectes virilis and Procambarus clarkii, P. fallax and additional taxa not yet on the EU-list.
II. Develop clear guidelines and objective criteria for prioritising management actions for aquatic and riparian IAS and apply priority actions in pilot river sub-basins Dijle (128 404 ha), Mark (17 865 ha) and Zenne (116 834 ha):
A. For emerging species (see I), the objective is early detection and rapid eradication with a focus on introduction pathways identified in the Belgian pathways analysis, aiming for 100% increase in IAS detection and eradication of 15 species at the pilot sites.
B. For widespread species, two distinct management objectives are foreseen depending on species distribution: 1) containment of populations in core areas (for 4x 1 species within 1 river sub-basin); 2) maintenance of pest free areas such as upstream part of river basins and protected areas (for 4x 1 species within 1 river sub-basin). The widespread species targeted are for plants: Elodea nuttallii, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Ludwigia grandiflora, Impatiens glandulifera, Myriophyllum aquaticum; for crayfishes: Orconectes limosus, Pacifastacus leniusculus.
III. Improve data flows from management actions to policy-makers by monitoring and assessing IAS management efficiency (on the target species listed) in support of the reporting obligation pursuant to EU Regulation Art. 24
IV. Promote the replication of the evidence-based workflow for IAS management decision making in Europe, thus contributing to the EU-wide implementation of EU Regulation No. 1143/2014 and Biodiversity Strategy target 5 and improve transfer of experience and best IAS management practices.
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 1/01/21 → 1/09/26 |
Thematic List 2020
- Invasive species
- Water
Activities
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Biodiversity Spring Market
Tim Adriaens (Participant)
22-Mar-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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LIFE RIPARIAS steering group
Tim Adriaens (Participant)
22-Mar-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Empowering Biodiversity Research II
Dimitri Brosens (Organiser), Peter Desmet (Organiser), Tanja Milotic (Organiser), Lien Reyserhove (Organiser), Nicolas Noé (Organiser) & Damiano Oldoni (Organiser)
24-May-2022 → 25-May-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
Research output
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A systematic workflow to draft alert lists of potentially invasive aquatic species at the national level
Branquart, E., Dumortier, A., Willeput, R., Latli, A., Devisscher, S., D'hondt, B., Vanderhoeven, S. & Adriaens, T., 19-Apr-2022. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Belgian alert lists of alien aquatic & riparian plants and crayfish : Report prepared in support of implementing Action A1 of the Life RIPARIAS project LIFE19 NAT/BE/000953
Branquart, E., Adriaens, T., Devisscher, S., D'hondt, B., Denys, L., Dumortier, A., Latli, A., Packet, J., Scheers, K., Vanderhoeven, S. & Willeput, R., Aug-2022, 14 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report not published by INBO
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Citizen Science in the Life Riparias and: How to aggregate data from different sources to allow for an improved management of invasive alien species.
Reyserhove, L., 15-Nov-2022. 27 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
Open AccessFile335 Downloads (Pure)