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The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), more than 37,000 alien species have been introduced by many human activities to regions and biomes around the world. This conservative estimate is now rising at unprecedented rates. More than 3,500 of these are harmful invasive alien species – seriously threatening nature, nature’s contributions to people and good quality of life. Too often ignored until it is...

In a groundbreaking findings, over 37,000 alien species, comprising India's hyacinth and Lantana, have been introduced by many human activities to regions and biomes around the world, a major new report made public on Monday by the ...

The study, conducted over a four-year period, was done by 86 experts from 49 countries, drawing onover 13,000 references.

The Caribbean false mussel has devastated native clams and oysters in Kerala, India, according to a report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The invasive species has also overwhelmed the American brackish water mussel in the region. The report found that invasive alien species are one of the five most important drivers of biodiversity loss, with the global economic cost of such species exceeding $423bn annually. It stated that reduction in food supply is the most frequently reported impact of invasive species. The report also highlighted the health impac...

The annual cost of invasive alien species – introduced plants, animals and fungi that have a detrimental effect on native ecosystems – exceeds US$423 billion annually.