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Will Cop15 tackle the growing problem of invasive species?

Will Cop15 tackle the growing problem of invasive species?

Science Weekly vor 3 Jahren

Invasive species are one of the key drivers of biodiversity loss around the world, and often have a large economic impact on the areas they inhabit. At the UN’s biodiversity Cop15 countries will be discussing how best to tackle this growing issue. Ian Sam

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Invasive non-native species are on the rise around the world and,
despite efforts to tackle the issue, their numbers are higher than
ever. They have become one of the key driving forces behind
biodiversity loss, posing an even greater threat to biodiversity
than the climate crisis. Monitoring, tracking and managing invasive
species is one of the issues up for discussion at the UN’s
biodiversity Cop15, which is now in full swing in Montreal, Canada.
Ian Sample gets an update on how Cop15 is progressing from
biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield, and hears
from Prof Helen Roy from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
about why invasive species pose such a serious risk to native
wildlife. Help support our independent journalism at
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