Island Conservation’s COP 16 Position Paper
Island Conservation attended the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity!
Restoring islands for nature and people worldwide.
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July 17, 2023
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A new study in ScienceDirect led by Anna J. Turbelin analyzes biological invasions (invasive species) and natural hazards (storms, floods and wildfires) damage cost data over 1980–2019 and finds that invasion costs are as costly and increased faster over time with harmful impacts to societies and their environments, and human health.
Scientists reported that despite invasive species’ massive and rising economic costs, awareness of the severity of biological invasions remains low. Investments in the management of invasions have been vastly underfunded and delayed, causing trillion-dollar impacts that could have been avoided.
A study in Conservation Biology from April 2023 quantified the economic costs of invasive alien species on islands — and the immense benefits of preventing and removing them. Removing invasive species from islands has an 88% success rate restoring biodiversity and ecological health.
Here are some ways you can help stop the spread of invasive species.
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Island Conservation attended the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity!
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