A scenario-guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions

Nuria Roura-Pascual, Wolf-Christian Saul, Cristian Perez-Granados, Lucas Rutting, Garry D. Peterson, Guillaume Latombe, Franz Essl, Tim Adriaens, David C. Aldridge, Sven Bacher, Ruben Bernardo-Madrid, Lluis Brotons, Francois Diaz, Belinda Gallardo, Piero Genovesi, Marina Golivets, Pablo Gonzalez-Moreno, Marcus Hall, Petra Kutlesa, Bernd LenznerChunlong Liu, Konrad Pagitz, Teresa Pastor, Wolfgang Rabitsch, Peter Robertson, Helen E. Roy, Hanno Seebens, Wojciech Solarz, Uwe Starfinger, Rob Tanner, Montserrat Vila, Brian Leung, Carla Garcia-Lozano, Jonathan M. Jeschke

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Abstract

Future dynamics of biological invasions are highly uncertain because they depend on multiple social-ecological drivers. We used a scenario-based approach to explore potential management options for invasive species in Europe. During two workshops involving a multidisciplinary team of experts, we developed a management strategy arranged into 19 goals relating to policy, research, public awareness, and biosecurity. We conceived solutions for achieving these goals under different plausible future scenarios, and identified four interrelated recommendations around which any long-term strategy for managing invasive species can be structured: (1) a European biosecurity regime, (2) a dedicated communication strategy, (3) data standardization and management tools, and (4) a monitoring and assessment system. Finally, we assessed the feasibility of the management strategy and found substantial differences among scenarios. Collectively, our results indicate that it is time for a new strategy for managing biological invasions in Europe, one that is based on a more integrative approach across socioeconomic sectors and countries.
Original languageEnglish
JournalFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volume22
Issue number4
ISSN1540-9295
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1-May-2024

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  • Invasive species
  • Policy

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  • The future management of biological invasions in Europe. AlienScenarios and InvasiBES policy brief

    Roura-Pascual, N., Saul, W.-C., Pérez-Granados, C., Rutting, L., Peterson, G. D., Latombe, G., Essl, F., Adriaens, T., Aldridge, D. C., Bacher, S., Bernardo-Madrid, R., Brotons, L., Diaz, F., Gallardo, B., Genovesi, P., Golivets, M., González-Moreno, P., Hall, M., Kutleša, P. & Lenzner, B. & 14 others, Liu, C., Pagitz, K., Pastor, T., Rabitsch, W., Robertson, P., Roy, H. R., Seebens, H., Solarz, W., Starfinger, U., Tanner, R., Vilà, M., Leung, B., Garcia-Lozano, C. & Jeschke, J. M., 26-Mar-2024, 7 p.

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  • European scenarios for future biological invasions

    Pérez-Granados, C., Lenzner, B., Golivets, M., Saul, W.-C., Jeschke, J. M., Essl, F., Peterson, G. D., Rutting, L., Latombe, G., Adriaens, T., Aldridge, D. C., Bacher, S., Bernardo-Madrid, R., Brotons, L., Díaz, F., Gallardo, B., Genovesi, P., González-Moreno, P., Kühn, I. & Kutleša, P. & 14 others, Leung, B., Liu, C., Pagitz, K., Pastor, T., Pauchard, A., Rabitsch, W., Robertson, P., Roy, H. E., Seebens, H., Solarz, W., Starfinger, U., Tanner, R., Vilà, M. & Roura-Pascual, N., 2-Dec-2023, In: People and Nature. 15 p.

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