“Invasive alien species have been a major factor in 60% of the global animal & plant extinctions recorded, and at least 218 invasive alien species have been responsible for more than 1,200 local extinctions.”🌱 —@AnibalPauchard , @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment Co-Chair

💥HAPPENING NOW💥 ‌The 1st author meeting of the @IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment is taking place this week in Bogotá. 🇨🇴 Wishing all the authors a fruitful week of discussions & exchanges! ‌And thanks to @inst_humboldt for hosting🌿 @unepwcmc @mij_matt @AdmonUniandes

🌱Featured by the UK's top podcast publication @PodBible, @auddyshows recommends @IPBES podcast as a must-listen! ‌Explore human stories, science, and the urgent action needed to protect #biodiversity. ‌Find out more🌍🎧 🔗podbiblemag.com/auddy-recomm…

🔎Key messages fom the new @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report ⤵️🌱 Prevention is the best option, but early detection, eradication, containment & control are also effective in specific contexts.🤔 📌 ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

🌍Ep.4️⃣ of “Nature Insight” is OUT! What drives media coverage of #biodiversity vs. #ClimateChange? Dive deep into role of media in global biodiversity crisis w/ guests @pgreenfielduk & @sahanaghosh8 🥀 🎧Listen now & subscribe: link.chtbl.com/SocialMedia3

Youth participation is key #ForNature🌿 @IPBES Chair, @dobura, will participate in the 2nd African Youth Summit on #Biodiversity, where he will talk about the twin crises of climate change & biodiversity loss 📆Hybrid, 19-21 Sept 📸 @aysbsummit 🔗sites.google.com/view/aysbsu…

📃Explore the global distribution 🌎 & trends over time📈 of established alien species with this infographic from @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment Report. 🔍 ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

💡Unlocking @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report findings 📖 "A context-specific integrated governance approach provides flexibility for countries to identify which strategic actions should be prioritized." 🔗 ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

“What is needed is a context-specific integrated approach, across and within countries and the various sectors involved in providing biosecurity." —@pstoett , Co-chair of @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report ⬇️ ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

More than 3,500 of these 37,000 alien species are harmful invasive alien species. Too often ignored until it is too late, invasive alien species are a significant challenge to people in every country.🌱🚫 —@IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report ➡️ ipbes.net/IASmediarelease