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ALIEN Challenge

@ALIENChallenge

ALIENChallenge a EU COST TD1209 project to develop a European information system for invasive alien species.Our twitter is facilitated by Melanie Josefsson .

 Uppsala & Rome
brc.ac.uk/alien-challenge/home
Joined September 2013
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EU parliament approves new EU regulation on Invasive Alien Species. bit.ly/1m7ezP9
Parliament backs EU-wide plans to stem the spread of invasive alien species | News | European...

Parliament backs EU-wide plans to stem the spread of invasive alien species | News | European...

Measures to stop invasive alien species of plants animals or insects getting into the EU, or limit the ecological and economic damage caused by those that do, were backed by Parliament on Wednesday....

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Unseen World@MicroPicx21 Jan 2014
Image of the Day: Sticky Spider Feet
Image from Unseen World (@MicroPicx)
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Invasive Alien Species legislation derailed by Europhobic nonsense? europeanvoice.com/article/20… via @EuropeanVoiceEV #IAS
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Alien Challenge Training School,focus on marine IAS ID and survey 9-11 April 2014 - Rhodes (Greece). Grants available.bit.ly/1bhbRCC
International Conference on IAS Management, 26-27 March 2014, Sauraha, Cetwan, Nepal ntnc.org.np/iciasm
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Follow the Council of Europe Minister debate on EU Regulation in IAS from 13 Decmber bit.ly/1c9C59E
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BirdLife launches invasive species video - Saving Suwarrow's Seabirds. Suwarrow's Atoll, Cook Islands youtu.be/M2EeAqK4Zso

BirdLife Invasive Species Programme - Saving Suwarrow's Seabirds

An example of the work undertaken by the BirdLife Invasive Species ...

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ESENIAS (East and South European Network on IAS) (esenias.org/) workshop, Canakkale Turkey on 16-17 December 2013.
IUCN's Aliens 33 number just published! Download at issg.org/index.html
SBSTTA17 presented biodiversity monitoring and biodiversity mainstreaming Oct 14 in panel debates. See report: bit.ly/1hT3gmN
SBSTTA 17 opened with a “grand experiment” of restructuring deliberations to sharpen the Body’s scientific focus.bit.ly/1hT3gmN
Check out the cool EPPO campaign "Don't risk it" to reduce introduction of pests and IAS. bit.ly/16bVoYu
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ISSG@IUCN_ISSG14 Oct 2013
Side event on #invasivespecies information systems at #SBSTTA very successful. ES of #CBD welcome ongoing work by partners, including #ISSG
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4th ESENIAS workshop,on invasive alien species in South and East Europe on 16-17 December 2013, Çanakkale, Turkey.bit.ly/H07nSm
Catherine Bearder - member of EU parliament's regional development committee, write about the EU regulation on IAS. bit.ly/19sygHv
CBD SBSTTA meeting 14 - 18 Oct in Montreal to discuss Strategic Plan, including the target on invasive alien species.bit.ly/1cGInxv
Many thanks to organizers of the Workshop on Communicating on IAS, EPPO/CoE/ University of Coimbra. Results to come in the EPPO Bulletin.
The 8th NEOBIOTA meeting will be held in Antalya, Turkey, 3-8 November 2014. NEOBIOTA is the biggest and best IAS meeting forum in Europe!
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EPPO OEPP@EPPOnews10 Oct 2013
EPPO/CoE/ISSG Workshop 'How to communicate on pests and invasive plants' participated in the eradication of Acacia longifolia. What a task!
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Codes of conduct on IAS on the agenda at the EPPO workshop on IAS. Some interesting cases from Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and more.
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