On this #WomenInScience day we would like to give a shout-out to all the phenomenal women experts who worked on our most recent Assessment: the #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report, approved during #IPBES10 👏🏽👏🏽

‌Many thanks for your work & contributions to
IPBES!

Media launch of the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment Report (#IPBES10)

Whatever you believe about invasive species - shelf it for a bit.

This report is about #invasive #species and that doesn't refer just to #animals. It's a complex topic and it's worth learning about it. Many invasive species are spread by the pet sector, usually calling them "#exotic". #Fishing can also spread invasive species as boaters can carry species on their boats and gear. It's just an endless list of ecological #chaos, really. But the end result is ecological destabilization which leads to local extinctions for various species, especially animals.

An example that is less about human losing business due to invasive species (which is a common talking point) is the ongoing extinction of frogs 🐸 due to chytrid fungus disease spread by people doing ...many things, but especially the pet trade. Read more about that here: https://www.amphibianark.org/the-crisis/chytrid-fungus

I do not think that extinction is good for reducing #wildlife
suffering. Animals will be dying much more from disease and hunger. Of course, if you're some efilist, this is all good news (mass extinction).

For some counter-narrative, here's an article to read: Convivial Conservation of Novel Ecosystems - Undisciplined Environments https://undisciplinedenvironments.org/2023/06/29/convivial-conservation-of-novel-ecosystems/

Here's the report release video with a FAQ at the end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ1j0gcNRC4

Here's the SfPM document: https://zenodo.org/record/8314303

Anyone here interested in #veganic farming should be interested in this topic, as it makes life harder.

#Invasiveness is linked to greater commercial success in the global #pet #trade https://www.pnas.org/content/118/14/e2016337118

#conservation #biology

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🗓️ Save the date!
🌎 Representing 140+ Governments, #IPBES10 will strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity & ecosystem services.
📌 @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report is planned to launch on 4 Sep ✅
💡 Stay informed:
https://www.ipbes.net/events/ipbes-10-plenary

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IPBES/status/1690639072992370688

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What is the current status & trends of biological invasions around the world? 🤔
How can we mitigate their impact on biodiversity?🤔
— @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report due to launch on 4th September 2023 after #IPBES10
More info⬇️
https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-10/primers https://t.co/Wl7kqxZZGF

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IPBES/status/1672244869283164162

Save the date 📅

10th session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (@ipbes) will take place from 28 August to 2 September 2023 in Bonn 🇩🇪

#IPBES10 will be preceded by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 27 August.

📅SAVE THE DATE📅

La 10ª sesión plenaria de la Plataforma Intergubernamental sobre Diversidad Biológica y Servicios de los Ecosistemas, @ipbes, tendrá lugar en Bonn 🇩🇪 del 28/08 a 2/09, 2023

#IPBES10 irá precedida de consultas regionales y de un Día para las Partes Interesadas.

Save the date 📅

10th session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (@ipbes) will take place from 28 August to 2 September 2023 in Bonn 🇩🇪

#IPBES10 will be preceded by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 27 August.

Save the date 📅

10th session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (@ipbes) will take place from 28 August to 2 September 2023 in Bonn 🇩🇪

#IPBES10 will be preceded by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 27 August.

Save the date 📅

10th session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (@[email protected]) will take place from 28 August to 2 September 2023 in Bonn 🇩🇪

#IPBES10 will be preceded by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 27 August.