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

🌊 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?...

🌟 #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

"Check, Clean, Dry" - Curbing biological invasions in our inland waters! 🌱💧🦐 👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

🛶🌿 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

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

🎉 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

🏵️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

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...

⚠️ 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...

📢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...

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

🔎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...

Our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch in short 📽️😍 🙏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

🎥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

Citizen Science project #Craywatch en Invasieve rivierkreeften in België in de kijker🦞 x.com/INBOVlaanderen…

We will be very happy to welcome you all in Belgium for #Neobiota2026 🎉🇧🇪🍫🍟 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 🤝

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

🌟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…

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

🌟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

📣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…

☀️Very inspiring talks and exchanges today at the EU event on border control of IAS organised by @SanteBelgique @EU2024BE with our scientific support 👏Many thanks to all the speakers for their contributions, participants from multiple MS and @IUCN and @EU_ENV for their support

🌟Highlights Report 2023 🌼 Discover a summary of the projects the IAS Secretariat has led last year, among which 🔎Support to inspection 🐸Feasibility of management 🐟Stakeholder engagement with freshwater sectors 🌺 and much more ⬇️ iasregulation.be/850/download

JOB JOB JOB 🌟 Check out this opportunity to work for @natuurenbos as policy officer on IAS in Flanders natuurinvest.be/vacatures/bele…

Boeiende vacature bij het @INBOVlaanderen 🐸 x.com/INBOVlaanderen…

🆕Report on feasibility of management of IAS of Union concern in Belgium🇧🇪 It provides evidence base for management decisions, thanks to a collaborative effort of more than 30 experts 🙏 🐟This volume covers species of the Union list 2nd and 3rd updates ➡️ doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…

❗️1st European record of the Union list species Lespedeza cuneata in 🇧🇪 🌱A single plant was found in the Vesdre valley, Eastern Belgium, which suffered major inundations in 2021 🐏Introduction was most likely linked to historical imports of wool ➡️ reabic.net/journals/bir/2…

➡️Check out this new campaign at Belgian airports ✈️ to raise awareness on risk linked to the introduction of illegal exotic species 🐜🦝🐍Jointly organised by @nat_sciences_be and @SanteBelgique bebiodiversity.be/en/blog/2023/1…

🌟JOB OFFERS You want to join the Belgian IAS community ? 🦞🌿 Here are two exciting job offers at Brussels Environment: ➡️IAS Policy officer➡️IAS Management officer🗓️Apply by 8th November 2023 jobs.environnement.brussels/fr/vacature/94… jobs.environnement.brussels/fr/vacature/94…

We are today present at the #Exotennet practitioners. Good opportunity to train local authorities in Flanders on biosecurity

Report of establishment of Solenopsis invicta in Europe (Sicily) for the first time 🐜🔽 x.com/MattiaMenchett…

We are today at @LifeInvasaqua workshop at @RBINSmuseum to present our future #checkcleandry campaigns in 🇧🇪and exchange on stakeholder engagement 🤝 x.com/LifeInvasaqua/…

NEW @IPBES Report on #InvasiveAlienSpecies is out👏 🦞It is an important milestone providing necessary evidence to inform decisions and actions in the fight against IAS 🇧🇪It supports the many collaborative efforts made in Belgium against IAS ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

🌱Join us on September 7th to exchange on stakeholder engagement 📣 x.com/LifeInvasaqua/…

Early alert tool for Belgium now available for all IAS of Union concern 🇧🇪🇪🇺 Check it out and sign up on ➡️Thanks to the great efforts of @LIFEriparias 👏 x.com/LIFEriparias/s… alert.riparias.be

Check out these brand🆕guides on best practices for managing invasive alien plants🌱 A great compilation work based on the experience of our @LIFEriparias colleagues 👏 x.com/LIFEriparias/s…

Two weeks left for sharing/answering our survey on angling in Belgium 🎣🦞 ➡️Closing: 15th June 📣Spread the word 😊 x.com/Secretariat_IA…

Rapid response action in Flanders against marbled crayfish🦞 x.com/INBOVlaanderen…

It is almost field season again! 🌷 An ideal time to train your identification skills for invasive aquatic plants 🧐🌿 ➡️Have a look at our two videos: youtube.com/channel/UCGQtf…

#HomeSweetHome The Belgian federal authority has launched a campaign to inform passengers at airports 🛬on the risks of bringing back exotics plants and animals 🪴🐠and on the threats of IAS on our health and ecosystems 🌎 t.co/ROJ0R0pY1M

🎣Angling & IAS: 1st national survey now OPEN🌟 The results will help defining priorities for prevention with the angling federations 📣All anglers active in 🇧🇪 are invited to answer ➡️FR:➡️NL:#Biosecurity #PathwaysActionPlan nl.surveymonkey.com/r/enquete_heng… fr.surveymonkey.com/r/enquete_pech…

NEW version of our booklets on IAS of the Union List in 🇧🇪 is now available for download in NL and FR ➡️Check also our individual species fiches - with 22 new species 🪴 Plants:🐟Animals iasregulation.be/350/ iasregulation.be/358/ iasregulation.be/6/

🌸Our Highlights Report 2022 is out! 🌻 Check it out if you want to have a quick overview of our activities 👉 iasregulation.be/610/

Thanks @Biodiversity_be for this edition of the #BiodiversitySpringMarket! 🌼🌸 A good occasion to remind that #monitoring is particularly relevant for IAS as well 🦞🐠

Interesting feedback from rapid response action against African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) in Flanders, Belgium, at the border with Wallonia and France⤵️ x.com/INBOVlaanderen…

📣A few days left to apply to be our new colleague at the National Scientific Secretariat on Invasive Alien Species 🇧🇪🦞🐠 ➡️Postulez au plus tard le 6 janvier ➡️Solliciteren kan tot en met 6 januari x.com/Secretariat_IA…