Transnational cooperation in EU: opportunities for addressing invasive alien species

Government efforts to address invasive alien species (IAS) need collective actions, cooperation, and pooling of resources and expertise across borders. What is the status of transnational collaboration in the European Union (EU) to address IAS? First, IAS management projects within the EU were identified by a systematic literature review. Second, role players’ perspective on transnational collaboration was investigated through a questionnaire. Third, challenges and opportunities were explored in an engagement workshop. This paper shows that language barriers and limited public access to information on IAS management across the EU have resulted in the work of competent authorities being little recognized by research projects and EU-funded initiatives. Our findings highlight that while there is a growing transnational consciousness, transnational projects are more academic in nature rather than involving direct collaboration between competent authorities. Finally, this paper advocates for policy agendas endorsing the gaps identified in protocols, plans and chains of actions necessary for effective management of IAS.

MAGLIOZZI Chiara;  LUCREZI Serena;  OFICIALDEGUI Francisco Javier;  GERVASINI Eugenio;  MELONE Beatrice;  CARDOSO Ana Cristina; 

2025-01-07

REGIONAL EURO-ASIAN BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS CENTRE-REABIC

JRC136574

1989-8649 (online),   

https://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2024/Issue4.aspx,    https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2024.15.4.13,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC136574,   

10.3391/mbi.2024.15.4.13 (online),