Natura 2000 newsletter Issue 25

Invasive species as a threat to biodiversity has not yet received the attention it deserves. By out-competing native species, invaders from outside an ecosystem can cause significant damage. Together with other threats this issue needs to be addressed if we are to have a realistic chance of halting biodiversity loss in Europe. This newsletter illustrates the background of this growing problem, and looks at Natura 2000’s role in tackling as well as at a range of strategies and measures to combating invasive alien species.