IAS Secretariat - Belgium
@secretariatias.bsky.social
Scientific body supporting the Belgian implementation of the Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on invasive alien species
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this first report of #orientalhornet for Belgium seems genuine possibly the return-from-holiday #introductionpathway waarnemingen.be/observation/...
September 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
this first report of #orientalhornet for Belgium seems genuine possibly the return-from-holiday #introductionpathway waarnemingen.be/observation/...
🏵️The next NEOBIOTA Conference is coming to Brussels in September 2026! 🎉
🔎Get ready for cutting-edge science, groundbreaking ideas, and new connections in the heart of Europe. 🍟
▶️Leave your contact details or suggest a thematic session: www.neobiota2026.org
🔎Get ready for cutting-edge science, groundbreaking ideas, and new connections in the heart of Europe. 🍟
▶️Leave your contact details or suggest a thematic session: www.neobiota2026.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🏵️The next NEOBIOTA Conference is coming to Brussels in September 2026! 🎉
🔎Get ready for cutting-edge science, groundbreaking ideas, and new connections in the heart of Europe. 🍟
▶️Leave your contact details or suggest a thematic session: www.neobiota2026.org
🔎Get ready for cutting-edge science, groundbreaking ideas, and new connections in the heart of Europe. 🍟
▶️Leave your contact details or suggest a thematic session: www.neobiota2026.org
🌊 Check - clean -dry : Watersports
Multiple federations of aquatic sectors have signed codes of conducts on biosecurity for IAS in Belgium
Water sports are among the actors who can make the difference to stop the spread of IAS🛶🚣♀️🏄♂️
▶️ NL: youtu.be/7BJzgc9fLiw?...
▶️ FR: youtu.be/cstVdxobFJM?...
Multiple federations of aquatic sectors have signed codes of conducts on biosecurity for IAS in Belgium
Water sports are among the actors who can make the difference to stop the spread of IAS🛶🚣♀️🏄♂️
▶️ NL: youtu.be/7BJzgc9fLiw?...
▶️ FR: youtu.be/cstVdxobFJM?...
Checken Reinigen Drogen - Watersporten
YouTube video by National Scientific Secretariat on IAS - Belgium
youtu.be
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🌊 Check - clean -dry : Watersports
Multiple federations of aquatic sectors have signed codes of conducts on biosecurity for IAS in Belgium
Water sports are among the actors who can make the difference to stop the spread of IAS🛶🚣♀️🏄♂️
▶️ NL: youtu.be/7BJzgc9fLiw?...
▶️ FR: youtu.be/cstVdxobFJM?...
Multiple federations of aquatic sectors have signed codes of conducts on biosecurity for IAS in Belgium
Water sports are among the actors who can make the difference to stop the spread of IAS🛶🚣♀️🏄♂️
▶️ NL: youtu.be/7BJzgc9fLiw?...
▶️ FR: youtu.be/cstVdxobFJM?...
🌟 #FlatwormWatch - our Citizen Science project on non-native flatworms - was launched one year ago
🔍 We can share some results, with a boom of observations of some species 📈
youtube.com/shorts/CG-Yj...
@inbo.be @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
🔍 We can share some results, with a boom of observations of some species 📈
youtube.com/shorts/CG-Yj...
@inbo.be @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
FlatwormWatch - Citizen science : Platwormen in België - Les Vers plats en Belgique
YouTube video by National Scientific Secretariat on IAS - Belgium
youtube.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🌟 #FlatwormWatch - our Citizen Science project on non-native flatworms - was launched one year ago
🔍 We can share some results, with a boom of observations of some species 📈
youtube.com/shorts/CG-Yj...
@inbo.be @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
🔍 We can share some results, with a boom of observations of some species 📈
youtube.com/shorts/CG-Yj...
@inbo.be @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
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"Check, Clean, Dry" - Curbing biological invasions in our inland waters! 🌱💧🦐
👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
June 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"Check, Clean, Dry" - Curbing biological invasions in our inland waters! 🌱💧🦐
👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
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🛶🌿 New campaign : Check – Clean – Dry
A simple habit to stop invasive species from wrecking our rivers & lakes.
After any water activity:
✅ Check your gear
🧼 Clean it
🌞 Let it dry (48h)
Because tiny hitchhikers can cause BIG problems.💧💪
More info 👉 www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
A simple habit to stop invasive species from wrecking our rivers & lakes.
After any water activity:
✅ Check your gear
🧼 Clean it
🌞 Let it dry (48h)
Because tiny hitchhikers can cause BIG problems.💧💪
More info 👉 www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
May 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🛶🌿 New campaign : Check – Clean – Dry
A simple habit to stop invasive species from wrecking our rivers & lakes.
After any water activity:
✅ Check your gear
🧼 Clean it
🌞 Let it dry (48h)
Because tiny hitchhikers can cause BIG problems.💧💪
More info 👉 www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
A simple habit to stop invasive species from wrecking our rivers & lakes.
After any water activity:
✅ Check your gear
🧼 Clean it
🌞 Let it dry (48h)
Because tiny hitchhikers can cause BIG problems.💧💪
More info 👉 www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
The 1st Belgian #CheckCleanDry campaign is now out 🎉
🌸Discover all the material in FR and NL on our page: www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
📢And check the press release:
www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
@inbo.be @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @environment.brussels
🌸Discover all the material in FR and NL on our page: www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
📢And check the press release:
www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
@inbo.be @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @environment.brussels
May 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The 1st Belgian #CheckCleanDry campaign is now out 🎉
🌸Discover all the material in FR and NL on our page: www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
📢And check the press release:
www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
@inbo.be @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @environment.brussels
🌸Discover all the material in FR and NL on our page: www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
📢And check the press release:
www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
@inbo.be @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @environment.brussels
🎉 We are happy to share the podcast series produced by ExotenNet (in Dutch) to learn more on the management of IAS in Belgium, with stories from the field 🌿
➡️ www.ecopedia.be/exoten/podca...
📣 In 2025, we have joined ExotenNet, the network of professionals working on IAS in Flanders: exotennet.be
➡️ www.ecopedia.be/exoten/podca...
📣 In 2025, we have joined ExotenNet, the network of professionals working on IAS in Flanders: exotennet.be
April 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🎉 We are happy to share the podcast series produced by ExotenNet (in Dutch) to learn more on the management of IAS in Belgium, with stories from the field 🌿
➡️ www.ecopedia.be/exoten/podca...
📣 In 2025, we have joined ExotenNet, the network of professionals working on IAS in Flanders: exotennet.be
➡️ www.ecopedia.be/exoten/podca...
📣 In 2025, we have joined ExotenNet, the network of professionals working on IAS in Flanders: exotennet.be
🏵️Our Highlights Report 2024 is now available🌸
Discover on what the IAS Secretariat has been working in 2024, among which
🐸Contingency planning
🔎FlatwormWatch
🐟Codes of conduct with freshwater sectors
🌺 Risk screening of ornamental plants
⬇️ and much more
www.iasregulation.be/920/download
Discover on what the IAS Secretariat has been working in 2024, among which
🐸Contingency planning
🔎FlatwormWatch
🐟Codes of conduct with freshwater sectors
🌺 Risk screening of ornamental plants
⬇️ and much more
www.iasregulation.be/920/download
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🏵️Our Highlights Report 2024 is now available🌸
Discover on what the IAS Secretariat has been working in 2024, among which
🐸Contingency planning
🔎FlatwormWatch
🐟Codes of conduct with freshwater sectors
🌺 Risk screening of ornamental plants
⬇️ and much more
www.iasregulation.be/920/download
Discover on what the IAS Secretariat has been working in 2024, among which
🐸Contingency planning
🔎FlatwormWatch
🐟Codes of conduct with freshwater sectors
🌺 Risk screening of ornamental plants
⬇️ and much more
www.iasregulation.be/920/download
ℹ️ Update of the list of IAS of Union concern
🔎 New set of species is proposed by the EU, including crayfish, molluscs, plants, insects, flatworms, mammals, fish, bird 🌿 🐝
📩 Before the official vote, the proposal is open to public feedback until 24 march 2025, :
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
🔎 New set of species is proposed by the EU, including crayfish, molluscs, plants, insects, flatworms, mammals, fish, bird 🌿 🐝
📩 Before the official vote, the proposal is open to public feedback until 24 march 2025, :
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
February 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
ℹ️ Update of the list of IAS of Union concern
🔎 New set of species is proposed by the EU, including crayfish, molluscs, plants, insects, flatworms, mammals, fish, bird 🌿 🐝
📩 Before the official vote, the proposal is open to public feedback until 24 march 2025, :
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
🔎 New set of species is proposed by the EU, including crayfish, molluscs, plants, insects, flatworms, mammals, fish, bird 🌿 🐝
📩 Before the official vote, the proposal is open to public feedback until 24 march 2025, :
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
⚠️ First observation of an exotic terrestrial Nemertea in Belgium, found by a citizen scientist who was searching for flatworms
ℹ️ Nemertea are very similar to flatworms and could have a negative impact on the soil fauna
👏 Thanks to the efforts of #FlatwormWatchers
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
ℹ️ Nemertea are very similar to flatworms and could have a negative impact on the soil fauna
👏 Thanks to the efforts of #FlatwormWatchers
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Voor het eerst exotische landsnoerworm gevonden in België: "Moeten we nauwlettend in de gaten houden"
www.vrt.be
February 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
⚠️ First observation of an exotic terrestrial Nemertea in Belgium, found by a citizen scientist who was searching for flatworms
ℹ️ Nemertea are very similar to flatworms and could have a negative impact on the soil fauna
👏 Thanks to the efforts of #FlatwormWatchers
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
ℹ️ Nemertea are very similar to flatworms and could have a negative impact on the soil fauna
👏 Thanks to the efforts of #FlatwormWatchers
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
📢You are conducting research on IAS or sometimes encounter them on the field? 🦞🌳
ℹ️ Consult this short guide for scientists to know more about best practices and obligations:
NL: www.iasregulation.be/nl/889/downl...
FR: www.iasregulation.be/fr/888/downl...
EN: www.iasregulation.be/en/887/downl...
ℹ️ Consult this short guide for scientists to know more about best practices and obligations:
NL: www.iasregulation.be/nl/889/downl...
FR: www.iasregulation.be/fr/888/downl...
EN: www.iasregulation.be/en/887/downl...
January 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢You are conducting research on IAS or sometimes encounter them on the field? 🦞🌳
ℹ️ Consult this short guide for scientists to know more about best practices and obligations:
NL: www.iasregulation.be/nl/889/downl...
FR: www.iasregulation.be/fr/888/downl...
EN: www.iasregulation.be/en/887/downl...
ℹ️ Consult this short guide for scientists to know more about best practices and obligations:
NL: www.iasregulation.be/nl/889/downl...
FR: www.iasregulation.be/fr/888/downl...
EN: www.iasregulation.be/en/887/downl...
Crayfish are not an easy group of animals to identify 🧐
✅That's why we have just developed this video to help managers, inspectors and other crayfish enthusiasts
🦞 12 species are presented, with 3 additional lookalikes
NL: youtu.be/toeWYVAVXEM
FR: youtu.be/at0OuhkFiJM
✅That's why we have just developed this video to help managers, inspectors and other crayfish enthusiasts
🦞 12 species are presented, with 3 additional lookalikes
NL: youtu.be/toeWYVAVXEM
FR: youtu.be/at0OuhkFiJM
Invasieve uitheemse rivierkreeften leren identificeren
YouTube video by National Scientific Secretariat on IAS - Belgium
youtu.be
December 18, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Crayfish are not an easy group of animals to identify 🧐
✅That's why we have just developed this video to help managers, inspectors and other crayfish enthusiasts
🦞 12 species are presented, with 3 additional lookalikes
NL: youtu.be/toeWYVAVXEM
FR: youtu.be/at0OuhkFiJM
✅That's why we have just developed this video to help managers, inspectors and other crayfish enthusiasts
🦞 12 species are presented, with 3 additional lookalikes
NL: youtu.be/toeWYVAVXEM
FR: youtu.be/at0OuhkFiJM
🔎Latest news on the #FlatwormWatch citizen science project shared to all nature enthusiasts in Flanders and Brussels😊
@natuurpunt.bsky.social @adriaenstim.bsky.social @uhasselt.bsky.social
www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/flatw...
@natuurpunt.bsky.social @adriaenstim.bsky.social @uhasselt.bsky.social
www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/flatw...
FlatwormWatch houdt de opmars van uitheemse landplatwormen nauwlettend in de gaten
Er worden steeds meer uitheemse landplatwormen aangetroffen in Europa. Deze weinig bekende wormen zijn echte roofdieren die een negatieve impact kunnen hebben op onze inheemse bodemfauna. Het in kaart...
www.natuurpunt.be
December 11, 2024 at 11:34 AM
🔎Latest news on the #FlatwormWatch citizen science project shared to all nature enthusiasts in Flanders and Brussels😊
@natuurpunt.bsky.social @adriaenstim.bsky.social @uhasselt.bsky.social
www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/flatw...
@natuurpunt.bsky.social @adriaenstim.bsky.social @uhasselt.bsky.social
www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/flatw...
Our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch in short 📽️😍
🙏Many thanks to the enthusiastic citizen scientists!
@botanicgarden01 @INBOVlaanderen @CMK_Uhasselt
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🙏Many thanks to the enthusiastic citizen scientists!
@botanicgarden01 @INBOVlaanderen @CMK_Uhasselt
x.com/nat_sciences_b…
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch in short 📽️😍
🙏Many thanks to the enthusiastic citizen scientists!
@botanicgarden01 @INBOVlaanderen @CMK_Uhasselt
x.com/nat_sciences_b…
🙏Many thanks to the enthusiastic citizen scientists!
@botanicgarden01 @INBOVlaanderen @CMK_Uhasselt
x.com/nat_sciences_b…
✅Our citizen science project FlatwormWatch is up and running
🔎Last Sunday, we organized an event with enthusiastic FlatwormWatchers in Meise @botanicgarden01
🪱 Our search in the greenhouses was successful as we were able to spot 4 species
Pictures: N. De Cock, M. Antuna
🔎Last Sunday, we organized an event with enthusiastic FlatwormWatchers in Meise @botanicgarden01
🪱 Our search in the greenhouses was successful as we were able to spot 4 species
Pictures: N. De Cock, M. Antuna
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
✅Our citizen science project FlatwormWatch is up and running
🔎Last Sunday, we organized an event with enthusiastic FlatwormWatchers in Meise @botanicgarden01
🪱 Our search in the greenhouses was successful as we were able to spot 4 species
Pictures: N. De Cock, M. Antuna
🔎Last Sunday, we organized an event with enthusiastic FlatwormWatchers in Meise @botanicgarden01
🪱 Our search in the greenhouses was successful as we were able to spot 4 species
Pictures: N. De Cock, M. Antuna
🎥This week we had a very special shooting day...
🦞Guest stars of the cast were species of invasive crayfish🤩
🧐The coming video will help inspectors, managers, and all crayfish enthusiasts to identify them
📢Stay tuned for the release in the coming weeks
🦞Guest stars of the cast were species of invasive crayfish🤩
🧐The coming video will help inspectors, managers, and all crayfish enthusiasts to identify them
📢Stay tuned for the release in the coming weeks
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
🎥This week we had a very special shooting day...
🦞Guest stars of the cast were species of invasive crayfish🤩
🧐The coming video will help inspectors, managers, and all crayfish enthusiasts to identify them
📢Stay tuned for the release in the coming weeks
🦞Guest stars of the cast were species of invasive crayfish🤩
🧐The coming video will help inspectors, managers, and all crayfish enthusiasts to identify them
📢Stay tuned for the release in the coming weeks
Citizen Science project #Craywatch en Invasieve rivierkreeften in België in de kijker🦞
x.com/INBOVlaanderen…
x.com/INBOVlaanderen…
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Citizen Science project #Craywatch en Invasieve rivierkreeften in België in de kijker🦞
x.com/INBOVlaanderen…
x.com/INBOVlaanderen…
We will be very happy to welcome you all in Belgium for #Neobiota2026 🎉🇧🇪🍫🍟
with @INBOVlaanderen @Biodiversity_be @LIFEriparias @natuurenbos @BruxellesEnv
with @INBOVlaanderen @Biodiversity_be @LIFEriparias @natuurenbos @BruxellesEnv
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
We will be very happy to welcome you all in Belgium for #Neobiota2026 🎉🇧🇪🍫🍟
with @INBOVlaanderen @Biodiversity_be @LIFEriparias @natuurenbos @BruxellesEnv
with @INBOVlaanderen @Biodiversity_be @LIFEriparias @natuurenbos @BruxellesEnv
Almost the end of #Neobiota2024... 🥲
... but don't miss the talk of Arnaud Jacobs at 17:45 on the opportunities and challenges encountered as a science-policy interface on IAS 🤝
... but don't miss the talk of Arnaud Jacobs at 17:45 on the opportunities and challenges encountered as a science-policy interface on IAS 🤝
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Almost the end of #Neobiota2024... 🥲
... but don't miss the talk of Arnaud Jacobs at 17:45 on the opportunities and challenges encountered as a science-policy interface on IAS 🤝
... but don't miss the talk of Arnaud Jacobs at 17:45 on the opportunities and challenges encountered as a science-policy interface on IAS 🤝
Very happy to participate to #Neobiota2024 this week
Nice opportunity to exchange with colleagues on some of our work in 🇧🇪
🪱On citizen science for flatworms monitoring
🎣Awareness of anglers on IAS
💬 Challenges of giving advice on IAS to policymakers
Nice opportunity to exchange with colleagues on some of our work in 🇧🇪
🪱On citizen science for flatworms monitoring
🎣Awareness of anglers on IAS
💬 Challenges of giving advice on IAS to policymakers
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Very happy to participate to #Neobiota2024 this week
Nice opportunity to exchange with colleagues on some of our work in 🇧🇪
🪱On citizen science for flatworms monitoring
🎣Awareness of anglers on IAS
💬 Challenges of giving advice on IAS to policymakers
Nice opportunity to exchange with colleagues on some of our work in 🇧🇪
🪱On citizen science for flatworms monitoring
🎣Awareness of anglers on IAS
💬 Challenges of giving advice on IAS to policymakers
🌟Obama in @BRUZZbe !
🪱 Flatworms are under the spotlight with the launch of our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch
📌Register for our newsletter and online trainings:
bruzz.be/actua/milieu/p… forms.gle/B1job7TwZx6vcy…
🪱 Flatworms are under the spotlight with the launch of our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch
📌Register for our newsletter and online trainings:
bruzz.be/actua/milieu/p… forms.gle/B1job7TwZx6vcy…
FlatwormWatch - Newsletter
Bedankt voor je interesse in FlatwormWatch, het project waarmee we willen achterhalen welke uitheemse landplatwormen er reeds in België voorkomen. Door het invullen van dit formulier geeft u aan dat u de nieuwsbrief van het project FlatwormWatch wilt ontvangen en echte FlatwormWatcher wilt worden! ----------------------------------------- Merci pour votre intérêt pour le projet FlatwormWatch qui vise à découvrir, avec l'aide des citoyens, quelles espèces de vers plats terrestres exotiques sont présentes en Belgique. En remplissant ce formulaire, vous indiquez que vous souhaitez recevoir la newsletter du projet FlatwormWatch et devenir un vrai FlatwormWatcher!
forms.gle
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
🌟Obama in @BRUZZbe !
🪱 Flatworms are under the spotlight with the launch of our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch
📌Register for our newsletter and online trainings:
bruzz.be/actua/milieu/p… forms.gle/B1job7TwZx6vcy…
🪱 Flatworms are under the spotlight with the launch of our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch
📌Register for our newsletter and online trainings:
bruzz.be/actua/milieu/p… forms.gle/B1job7TwZx6vcy…
We were happy to present the results of our survey on anglers habits in Belgium🇧🇪and the potential risks of spread of IAS at #ICAIS2024 🎣🐠🦐
➡️This infographics summarizes our main findings
iasregulation.be/877/download
➡️This infographics summarizes our main findings
iasregulation.be/877/download
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
We were happy to present the results of our survey on anglers habits in Belgium🇧🇪and the potential risks of spread of IAS at #ICAIS2024 🎣🐠🦐
➡️This infographics summarizes our main findings
iasregulation.be/877/download
➡️This infographics summarizes our main findings
iasregulation.be/877/download
🌟We are very excited to launch #FlatwormWatch, our new Citizen Science project on non-native species! 🪴
It aims at gathering observations of flatworms 🪱 in Belgium thanks to the help of gardeners and naturalists 🔍👩🌾
📌More information:
iasregulation.be/flatwormwatch
It aims at gathering observations of flatworms 🪱 in Belgium thanks to the help of gardeners and naturalists 🔍👩🌾
📌More information:
iasregulation.be/flatwormwatch
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
🌟We are very excited to launch #FlatwormWatch, our new Citizen Science project on non-native species! 🪴
It aims at gathering observations of flatworms 🪱 in Belgium thanks to the help of gardeners and naturalists 🔍👩🌾
📌More information:
iasregulation.be/flatwormwatch
It aims at gathering observations of flatworms 🪱 in Belgium thanks to the help of gardeners and naturalists 🔍👩🌾
📌More information:
iasregulation.be/flatwormwatch
📣Prevention is key to tackle biological invasions 🚫
🔎But how can we decide which introduction pathways to tackle in priority?🤔
🌼To find it out, have a look at our latest report on prioritization of pathways of introduction and spread in Belgium 🇧🇪
➡️
zenodo.org/records/102550…
🔎But how can we decide which introduction pathways to tackle in priority?🤔
🌼To find it out, have a look at our latest report on prioritization of pathways of introduction and spread in Belgium 🇧🇪
➡️
zenodo.org/records/102550…
December 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
📣Prevention is key to tackle biological invasions 🚫
🔎But how can we decide which introduction pathways to tackle in priority?🤔
🌼To find it out, have a look at our latest report on prioritization of pathways of introduction and spread in Belgium 🇧🇪
➡️
zenodo.org/records/102550…
🔎But how can we decide which introduction pathways to tackle in priority?🤔
🌼To find it out, have a look at our latest report on prioritization of pathways of introduction and spread in Belgium 🇧🇪
➡️
zenodo.org/records/102550…