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Joint Research Centre - European Commission
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🌊 A historic moment for the ocean.
The #HighSeasTreaty has officially entered into force, marking a new era in the protection of our shared ocean.
Learn how you can take action for the High Seas: https://highseasalliance.org/
The #HighSeasTreaty has officially entered into force, marking a new era in the protection of our shared ocean.
Learn how you can take action for the High Seas: https://highseasalliance.org/
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 AM
🌊 A historic moment for the ocean.
The #HighSeasTreaty has officially entered into force, marking a new era in the protection of our shared ocean.
Learn how you can take action for the High Seas: https://highseasalliance.org/
The #HighSeasTreaty has officially entered into force, marking a new era in the protection of our shared ocean.
Learn how you can take action for the High Seas: https://highseasalliance.org/
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New video series from our 2025 General Assembly! 🌊
📺 Watch interviews on the marbled crayfish, the African clawed frog, citizen science, & Rugulopteryx okamurae: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
🌐 Explore the project: guardias.eu
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
📺 Watch interviews on the marbled crayfish, the African clawed frog, citizen science, & Rugulopteryx okamurae: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
🌐 Explore the project: guardias.eu
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 AM
New video series from our 2025 General Assembly! 🌊
📺 Watch interviews on the marbled crayfish, the African clawed frog, citizen science, & Rugulopteryx okamurae: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
🌐 Explore the project: guardias.eu
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
📺 Watch interviews on the marbled crayfish, the African clawed frog, citizen science, & Rugulopteryx okamurae: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
🌐 Explore the project: guardias.eu
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
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Don’t miss the Information Webinar on “Importance of cross-sectoral collaboration for the implementation of Target 6 on invasive alien species of the #KMGBF”
📅27 January
⏰9:00AM – 10:00AM (EST)
Register here 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f89fc...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #Target6 #IAS
📅27 January
⏰9:00AM – 10:00AM (EST)
Register here 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f89fc...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #Target6 #IAS
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Don’t miss the Information Webinar on “Importance of cross-sectoral collaboration for the implementation of Target 6 on invasive alien species of the #KMGBF”
📅27 January
⏰9:00AM – 10:00AM (EST)
Register here 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f89fc...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #Target6 #IAS
📅27 January
⏰9:00AM – 10:00AM (EST)
Register here 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f89fc...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #Target6 #IAS
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🐦 #CitizenScience supports improved invasive species detection
A recent study compared 200M+ citsci records accessed via GBIF with official data from 30 European countries and found that 50% of invasions were detected earlier or in the same year by citsci.
🔗 gbif.link/citsci_IAS
#DataUse
A recent study compared 200M+ citsci records accessed via GBIF with official data from 30 European countries and found that 50% of invasions were detected earlier or in the same year by citsci.
🔗 gbif.link/citsci_IAS
#DataUse
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🐦 #CitizenScience supports improved invasive species detection
A recent study compared 200M+ citsci records accessed via GBIF with official data from 30 European countries and found that 50% of invasions were detected earlier or in the same year by citsci.
🔗 gbif.link/citsci_IAS
#DataUse
A recent study compared 200M+ citsci records accessed via GBIF with official data from 30 European countries and found that 50% of invasions were detected earlier or in the same year by citsci.
🔗 gbif.link/citsci_IAS
#DataUse
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International ship traffic: a global network that has contributed to biotic homogenisation - or what Charles Elton described (in his book 'The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants') as the breakdown of Wallace's biogeographic realms. #bioinvasions
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
International ship traffic: a global network that has contributed to biotic homogenisation - or what Charles Elton described (in his book 'The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants') as the breakdown of Wallace's biogeographic realms. #bioinvasions
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
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There is a lot on innovation in plant health. The IPPC Secretariat invites NPPOs, RPPOs, and accredited organizations to submit proposals for the Plant Health Innovation Fair (13 March 2026)
Apply by 30 January 2026.
www.ippc.int/en/calls/cal...
Apply by 30 January 2026.
www.ippc.int/en/calls/cal...
Call for Submissions to participate in the Plant Health Innovation Fair at CPM-20 - International Plant Protection Convention
www.ippc.int
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 AM
There is a lot on innovation in plant health. The IPPC Secretariat invites NPPOs, RPPOs, and accredited organizations to submit proposals for the Plant Health Innovation Fair (13 March 2026)
Apply by 30 January 2026.
www.ippc.int/en/calls/cal...
Apply by 30 January 2026.
www.ippc.int/en/calls/cal...
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A microsporidian parasite of Japanese beetles has been deployed at cargo airports since 2017 to infest the invasive beetle, in an effort to prevent them from spreading to the western U.S. A new study details improved methods for detecting the parasite's presence in sampled beetle populations.
New Methods Improve Monitoring of Biocontrol for Invasive Beetle
A new study details improved methods for detecting a microsporidian parasite of Japanese beetles, deployed in biological control efforts at U.S. cargo airports since 2017.
entomologytoday.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
A microsporidian parasite of Japanese beetles has been deployed at cargo airports since 2017 to infest the invasive beetle, in an effort to prevent them from spreading to the western U.S. A new study details improved methods for detecting the parasite's presence in sampled beetle populations.
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⏰ REGISTRATION CLOSES on 31st January for the EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference ‘Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (Buprestidae)’
🔗Find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...
🔗Find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...
January 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM
⏰ REGISTRATION CLOSES on 31st January for the EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference ‘Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (Buprestidae)’
🔗Find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...
🔗Find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...
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My third PhD chapter has just been published, we assessed the impact of Himalayan balsam invasion on riverbank stability. A massive thanks to @zarahpattison.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Invasive non-native plants indirectly destabilise riverbanks - Biological Invasions
Invasive Non-Native Plant species (INNPs) establishment along rivers continues to accelerate globally, with potential consequences for riverbank stability, ecosystem functions and services. Riverbank ...
link.springer.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
My third PhD chapter has just been published, we assessed the impact of Himalayan balsam invasion on riverbank stability. A massive thanks to @zarahpattison.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The third Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators🐝🦋🪰 is coming up!
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
Experts working online on very interesting and challenging questions posed by the working groups of the Youth Citizens Assembly on #Pollinators 🦋🐝, gathering 100 young European from the age of 18 to 27 years, today in Brussels!
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The third Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators🐝🦋🪰 is coming up!
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
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The BMD Project, coordinated by @naturalis.bsky.social, enhances access to biodiversity monitoring tools, analyses, and data to support evidence-based conservation efforts across Europe.🪴
Learn more about this project👉
tinyurl.com/mr3pnad7
Learn more about this project👉
tinyurl.com/mr3pnad7
January 5, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The BMD Project, coordinated by @naturalis.bsky.social, enhances access to biodiversity monitoring tools, analyses, and data to support evidence-based conservation efforts across Europe.🪴
Learn more about this project👉
tinyurl.com/mr3pnad7
Learn more about this project👉
tinyurl.com/mr3pnad7
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✍️ REGISTER NOW!
WHAT: Webinar on marking of recreational fishing gear 🎣
WHEN: 20 Jan 2026, 9:00-12:30 CET
WHO: Government officials, representatives from fishing associations & relevant national, regional & international organisations working at policy/practical levels
🔗 buff.ly/44PLQhk
WHAT: Webinar on marking of recreational fishing gear 🎣
WHEN: 20 Jan 2026, 9:00-12:30 CET
WHO: Government officials, representatives from fishing associations & relevant national, regional & international organisations working at policy/practical levels
🔗 buff.ly/44PLQhk
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
✍️ REGISTER NOW!
WHAT: Webinar on marking of recreational fishing gear 🎣
WHEN: 20 Jan 2026, 9:00-12:30 CET
WHO: Government officials, representatives from fishing associations & relevant national, regional & international organisations working at policy/practical levels
🔗 buff.ly/44PLQhk
WHAT: Webinar on marking of recreational fishing gear 🎣
WHEN: 20 Jan 2026, 9:00-12:30 CET
WHO: Government officials, representatives from fishing associations & relevant national, regional & international organisations working at policy/practical levels
🔗 buff.ly/44PLQhk
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A new year is here and there’s just 10 days to apply for the new #SEA4FUTURE #S4F #postdoc position to work with us on #eDNA and #Sustainability of #Mediterranean #Fisheries (link below!)
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
We are hiring!
If you like the #sea and its #fish and are motivated to apply #eDNA methods to make #fisheries more sustainable, then this #postdoc position might be perfect for you:
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
@thefsbi.bsky.social
@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
If you like the #sea and its #fish and are motivated to apply #eDNA methods to make #fisheries more sustainable, then this #postdoc position might be perfect for you:
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
@thefsbi.bsky.social
@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
Post-doctoral Research Associate in Marine Environmental DNA (Fixed term) (5297)
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A new year is here and there’s just 10 days to apply for the new #SEA4FUTURE #S4F #postdoc position to work with us on #eDNA and #Sustainability of #Mediterranean #Fisheries (link below!)
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
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📢Please share📢 We have an opening for an exciting fully-funded PhD project on computer vision and machine learning applied to biodiversity monitoring with amazing Serge Belongie @belongielab.org and @aicentre.dk. Application deadline coming up on 15 January!
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
Harnessing the power of AI for biodiversity monitoring with camera trap networks - From foundation model to edge processing
phd.tech.au.dk
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
📢Please share📢 We have an opening for an exciting fully-funded PhD project on computer vision and machine learning applied to biodiversity monitoring with amazing Serge Belongie @belongielab.org and @aicentre.dk. Application deadline coming up on 15 January!
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
#AsianHornet distribution in Spain, affecting honeybees.
🐝 Acabamos el año con este mapa de la invasión de la #avispaasiática en España.
🚨 Depreda abejas y polinizadores, afecta cultivos y pone en riesgo la apicultura. Su impacto se suma al del ácaro 𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘢, creando un cóctel mortal para las colmenas 🌍
🚨 Depreda abejas y polinizadores, afecta cultivos y pone en riesgo la apicultura. Su impacto se suma al del ácaro 𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘢, creando un cóctel mortal para las colmenas 🌍
December 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#AsianHornet distribution in Spain, affecting honeybees.
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Trophic ecology of the invasive marbled crayfish in ephemeral streams of semi-arid environments
@neobiota.pensoft.net
doi.org/10.3897/arph...
@neobiota.pensoft.net
doi.org/10.3897/arph...
Trophic ecology of the invasive marbled crayfish in ephemeral streams of semi-arid environments
The marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) is an invasive, parthenogenetically reproducing species that has spread to freshwater ecosystems in over 24 countries across North America, Europe, Africa...
doi.org
December 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trophic ecology of the invasive marbled crayfish in ephemeral streams of semi-arid environments
@neobiota.pensoft.net
doi.org/10.3897/arph...
@neobiota.pensoft.net
doi.org/10.3897/arph...
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"At least five species of male mosquitoes (Cx. tarsalis, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Ae. aegypti, Ae. notoscriptus, and An. stephensi) can feed on blood."
gizmodo.com/uh-oh-male-m...
gizmodo.com/uh-oh-male-m...
Uh Oh: Male Mosquitoes Can Feed on Our Blood, Too
The findings might overturn a widely held belief that only females pose a disease risk to people, though more research is needed.
gizmodo.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"At least five species of male mosquitoes (Cx. tarsalis, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Ae. aegypti, Ae. notoscriptus, and An. stephensi) can feed on blood."
gizmodo.com/uh-oh-male-m...
gizmodo.com/uh-oh-male-m...
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A comprehensive review building on the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment reveals that numbers of alien species are increasing for all taxonomic groups and regions, and that this trend is likely to continue.
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
December 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A comprehensive review building on the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment reveals that numbers of alien species are increasing for all taxonomic groups and regions, and that this trend is likely to continue.
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
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📚 Issue 55-3 of the EPPO Bulletin is now online!
➡️ Read an Editorial, 7 Standards, 1 Datasheet, and 5 original articles, the EPPO Strategic Framework 2026-2030 and our Annual report and Council recommendations for 2024.
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338...
➡️ Read an Editorial, 7 Standards, 1 Datasheet, and 5 original articles, the EPPO Strategic Framework 2026-2030 and our Annual report and Council recommendations for 2024.
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338...
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📚 Issue 55-3 of the EPPO Bulletin is now online!
➡️ Read an Editorial, 7 Standards, 1 Datasheet, and 5 original articles, the EPPO Strategic Framework 2026-2030 and our Annual report and Council recommendations for 2024.
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338...
➡️ Read an Editorial, 7 Standards, 1 Datasheet, and 5 original articles, the EPPO Strategic Framework 2026-2030 and our Annual report and Council recommendations for 2024.
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338...
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📢 OUT NOW: 9th Newsletter of the EPPO Network of experts working on surveillance, monitoring, and control of the Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis.
📖 Read here: www.eppo.int/media/upload...
📖 Read here: www.eppo.int/media/upload...
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 OUT NOW: 9th Newsletter of the EPPO Network of experts working on surveillance, monitoring, and control of the Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis.
📖 Read here: www.eppo.int/media/upload...
📖 Read here: www.eppo.int/media/upload...
DYK that Europe avails of an #EarlyWarning system on #InvasiveAlienSpecies? It is called NOTSYS, and allows Member States to report detection of IAS of Union concern (Reg. 1143/2014) and warn all MS. #Flatworms #ObamaNungara & #BipaliumKewense recent detection a growing concern.
December 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
DYK that Europe avails of an #EarlyWarning system on #InvasiveAlienSpecies? It is called NOTSYS, and allows Member States to report detection of IAS of Union concern (Reg. 1143/2014) and warn all MS. #Flatworms #ObamaNungara & #BipaliumKewense recent detection a growing concern.
The detection of the #InvasiveAlienSpecies #QuaggaMussel in Northern Ireland sparks concerns for extensive environmental damage to waterways. Biosecurity measures to be implemented 👉https://bit.ly/4pE4zzz
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The detection of the #InvasiveAlienSpecies #QuaggaMussel in Northern Ireland sparks concerns for extensive environmental damage to waterways. Biosecurity measures to be implemented 👉https://bit.ly/4pE4zzz
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👉 Last but not least: Vespa mandarinia, the Asian Giant Hornet.
🟠 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies has very few natural predators in introduced environments.
🌱It preys on native bee species, negatively impacting agriculture and other insect species, and can also carry pathogens.
#UnionConcernSpecies
🟠 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies has very few natural predators in introduced environments.
🌱It preys on native bee species, negatively impacting agriculture and other insect species, and can also carry pathogens.
#UnionConcernSpecies
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
👉 Last but not least: Vespa mandarinia, the Asian Giant Hornet.
🟠 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies has very few natural predators in introduced environments.
🌱It preys on native bee species, negatively impacting agriculture and other insect species, and can also carry pathogens.
#UnionConcernSpecies
🟠 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies has very few natural predators in introduced environments.
🌱It preys on native bee species, negatively impacting agriculture and other insect species, and can also carry pathogens.
#UnionConcernSpecies
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Brown Algae (Rugulopteryx okamurae) 🌿
A single plant can make 600 copies! It’s a major threat, known for suffocating native species & damaging coastal tourism/fishing. The #GuardIAS project is creating an early warning system in Greece.
See more: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
A single plant can make 600 copies! It’s a major threat, known for suffocating native species & damaging coastal tourism/fishing. The #GuardIAS project is creating an early warning system in Greece.
See more: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Brown Algae (Rugulopteryx okamurae) 🌿
A single plant can make 600 copies! It’s a major threat, known for suffocating native species & damaging coastal tourism/fishing. The #GuardIAS project is creating an early warning system in Greece.
See more: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
A single plant can make 600 copies! It’s a major threat, known for suffocating native species & damaging coastal tourism/fishing. The #GuardIAS project is creating an early warning system in Greece.
See more: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS