Aligning EU policies to address biological invasions: assessing invasion impacts across sectors

Chiara Magliozzi; Ana Cristina Cardoso; Eugenio Gervasini; Beatrice Melone; Elisa Chiara Bizzotto; Giuseppe Brundu; Francesca Cagnacci; Emma Cebrian; Tim Adriaens; Maria Helena Alves; Cátia Bartilotti; Lucilla Carnevali; Sofia Duarte; Quentin Groom; Raquel Martins Queiroga; Sofie Meeus; Ana Luisa Nunes; Cristina Preda; Eduardo Rendón-Hernández; Samuel Vanden Abeele; Riccardo Scalera; Maarten P. M. Vanhove; Nuno Vaz Álvaro

Aligning EU policies to address biological invasions: assessing invasion impacts across sectors

Chiara Magliozzi
, Ana Cristina Cardoso
, Eugenio Gervasini
, Beatrice Melone
, Elisa Chiara Bizzotto
, Giuseppe Brundu
, Francesca Cagnacci
, Emma Cebrian
, Tim Adriaens
, Maria Helena Alves
, Cátia Bartilotti
, Lucilla Carnevali
, Sofia Duarte
, Quentin Groom
, Raquel Martins Queiroga
, Sofie Meeus
, Ana Luisa Nunes
, Cristina Preda
, Eduardo Rendón-Hernández
, Samuel Vanden Abeele

Riccardo Scalera, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Nuno Vaz Álvaro

Managementteam

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Invasive alien species (IAS) affect various policy sectors, including environment, trade, and agriculture. In Europe, each of these sectors is usually regulated under different European Union legislation, but IAS is not prioritised in most sectors, and this may hinder effective tackling of biological invasions. Greater policy coherence is needed to align relevant sectors for better management of biological invasions. Engaging policymakers by sharing information on IAS impacts can help them understand the multisectoral nature of the problem and develop effective strategies. We reviewed 602 IAS in Europe, impacting nine policy sectors and 25 domains (i.e. specific policies within a broader policy sector, each addressing particular issues and activities related to that sector portfolio). Findings were presented at the NeoBiota workshop in Lisbon on the 3rd of September 2024, attended by 54 participants, including policymakers and researchers. The workshop featured presentations and interactive sessions where participants tested the review methodology on 49 species, identifying areas for improvement, such as assessing impact scale and refining sector domains. Confusion matrices showed moderate to substantial agreement between organisers and participants in evaluating affected domains, types of impact, and confidence levels. This study shows the crucial need for interaction and synergy between research and policy, which are essential for tackling effectively IAS in Europe.

Oorspronkelijke taal	Engels
Tijdschrift	Neobiota
Volume	102
Pagina's (van-tot)	295-312
Aantal pagina’s	18
ISSN	1619-0033
Publicatiestatus	Gepubliceerd - 7-okt.-2025

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https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.102.152015Licentie: CC BY

Neobiota (Tijdschrift)
Adriaens, T. (Reviewer)
2025 → …
Activiteit: Types publicaties van collegiale toetsing en redactioneel werk › Editor van onderzoekstijdschrift
Neobiota 2024 International Conference on Biological Invasions
D'hondt, B. (Spreker), Strubbe, D. (Deelnemer), Brys, R. (Spreker), Everts, T. (Spreker) & Adriaens, T. (Spreker)
3-sep.-2024 → 6-sep.-2024
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Uitvoeren van onderzoek naar beheer van invasieve exoten
Adriaens, T. (Projectleider), Baert, K. (Medewerker), Casaer, J. (Medewerker), D'hondt, B. (Medewerker), De Knijf, G. (Medewerker), Denys, L. (Medewerker), Devisscher, S. (Medewerker), Hillaert, J. (Medewerker), Huysentruyt, F. (Medewerker), Leyssen, A. (Medewerker), Maex, B. (Medewerker), Mergeay, J. (Medewerker), Neukermans, A. (Medewerker), Packet, J. (Medewerker), Raepsaet, A. (Medewerker), Scheers, K. (Medewerker), Segal, M. (Medewerker), Speybroeck, J. (Medewerker), Steen, F. (Medewerker), Strubbe, D. (Medewerker), Stuyck, J. (Medewerker), Thoonen, M. (Medewerker), Van Den Berge, K. (Medewerker), Vandevoorde, B. (Medewerker), Vermeylen, M. (Medewerker) & van Doorn, L. (Medewerker)
21/12/17 → 31/12/27
Project: INBO

Management Measures and Trends of Biological Invasions in Europe: A Survey-Based Assessment of Local Managers
Garcia-Lozano, C., Pueyo-Ros, J., Canelles, Q., Latombe, G., Adriaens, T., Bacher, S., Cardoso, A. C., Cleary, M., Coromina, L., Courchamp, F., Dawson, W., de Groot, M., Essl, F., Gallardo, B., Golivets, M., Huusela, E., Jauni, M., Jelaska, S. D., Jeschke, J. M. & Katsanevakis, S. & 22 anderen, Kourantidou, M., Kühn, I., Lenzner, B., Leung, B., Marchante, E., O'Flynn, C., Pérez-Granados, C., Pergl, J., Pipek, P., Preda, C., Ribeiro, F., Roy, H., Scalera, R., von Schmalensee, M., Seebens, H., Stefánsson, R. A., Tokarska-Guzik, B., Tricarico, E., Vanderhoeven, S., Vandvik, V., Vilà, M. & Roura-Pascual, N., 17-jan.-2025, In: Global Change Biology. 31, 1, blz. e70028 16 blz.
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A scenario-guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions
Roura-Pascual, N., Saul, W.-C., Perez-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., Gonzalez-Moreno, P., Hall, M., Kutlesa, P. & Lenzner, B. & 14 anderen, Liu, C., Pagitz, K., Pastor, T., Rabitsch, W., Robertson, P., Roy, H. E., Seebens, H., Solarz, W., Starfinger, U., Tanner, R., Vila, M., Leung, B., Garcia-Lozano, C. & Jeschke, J. M., 1-mei-2024, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 22, 4
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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 anderen, 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-mrt.-2024, 7 blz. zenodo.
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Magliozzi, C., Cardoso, A. C., Gervasini, E., Melone, B., Bizzotto, E. C., Brundu, G., Cagnacci, F., Cebrian, E., Adriaens, T., Alves, M. H., Bartilotti, C., Carnevali, L., Duarte, S., Groom, Q., Queiroga, R. M., Meeus, S., Nunes, A. L., Preda, C., Rendón-Hernández, E., ... Álvaro, N. V. (2025). Aligning EU policies to address biological invasions: assessing invasion impacts across sectors. Neobiota, 102, 295-312. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.102.152015

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Aligning EU policies to address biological invasions: assessing invasion impacts across sectors

Uittreksel

Thematische Lijst 2020

Toegang verkrijgen tot document

Activiteiten

Neobiota (Tijdschrift)

Neobiota 2024 International Conference on Biological Invasions

Projecten

Uitvoeren van onderzoek naar beheer van invasieve exoten

Onderzoeksoutput

Management Measures and Trends of Biological Invasions in Europe: A Survey-Based Assessment of Local Managers

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

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

Dit citeren