Details
- Identification
- DOI: 10.2779/14722, ISSN: 2314-9329, ISBN: 978-92-79-38307-6, PDF: KH-AJ-14-005-EN-N
- Publication date
- 13 February 2015
- Author
- European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
Description
The term ‘invasive alien species’ sounds like something from the realm of science fiction. In
fact, IAS are a very real threat to Europe’s native species and habitats and the important
ecosystem services that nature provides. Invasive alien species also can have harmful effects on human health and on the economy, not to mention the financial costs of dealing with them.
This new LIFE Focus publication places LIFE’s work in tackling the threat of invasive alien species within the context of the IAS Regulation. As well as highlighting the many effective and replicable management methods developed by LIFE projects across Europe, it also looks at lessons learned that can be fed into project proposals and actions for the new LIFE programme for 2014-2020. The new LIFE will put more focus on prevention and early warning (and invasion pathways), as reflected in the project topics for the thematic priorities of the LIFE work programme for 2014-17.
