🌍 #InvasiveSpecies are a top 5 driver of global #biodiversity loss For example, 1 invasive pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, threatens nearly 400 amphibian species🐸 @IPBES assessment of #InvasiveAlienSpecies & their control currently underway👇 ipbes.net/news/ipbes-announc…

The 5 Drivers of Change in Nature with the Largest Global Impacts

The IPBES #GlobalAssessment contains the best available evidence and expert analysis on the state of nature, arming decision-makers with the tools they need to make better choices for people & nature.
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Hello Barbara, please excuse the two part answer, as the definition is lengthy. The answer to this question and additional info on the scope of the #InvasiveAlienSpecies assessment can be found here: ipbes.net/sites/default/file… (1/2)

Jul 24, 2020 · 11:45 AM UTC

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"invasive alien species are defined as animals, plants or other organisms introduced directly or indirectly by people into places out of their natural range of distribution, where they have become established and dispersed, generating an impact on local ecosystems & species" 2/2