🌿BiodiversityDay 2026: “Acting locally for global impact”. EASIN & the Knowledge Centre on Biodiversity support biodiversity protection with data & knowledge on Invasive Alien Species in Europe, like the distribution baseline on 26 IAS of Union concern listed in 2025 👉https://link.europa.eu/yrvJMy

🚨 ALERT — A new detection of the invasive alien ant Brachyponera chinensis has been reported by Italy 🇮🇹 through NOTSYS, the official EU system for notifications under Regulation (EU) 1143/2014. This notification highlights the importance of continued surveillance and rapid information sharing.

🌱 Early detection + rapid response action = stronger biodiversity protection. Join the IUCN "Save Our Species" webinar on tackling #InvasiveAlienSpecies in Europe and learn how rapid-response funding can support conservation preventing invasions spread. 🔗https://bit.ly/4eGXHPq

There is so much to see and do during Biodiversity Week 2026. With more than 300 events planned all around the country, there is something for all the family enjoy. Check out www.biodiversityweek.ie @irishenvnet.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie #BiodiversityWeek2026 #nature

#PuerariaMontana #Kudzu, #InvasiveAlienSpecies of Union concern (EU Reg. 1143/2014), takes advantage of linear infrastructures, such as railways.

🧐#CitizenScience: become a biodiversity explorer‼️Join a Lombardy #BioBlitz in one of the about 30 regional parks and protected areas on 15-17.05. Contribute by reporting species 🦋🌿...and have fun🤼‼️

Agnese Marchini, @unipv @GuardIAS assembly on engaging citizens on #RedSwampCrayfish monitoring and management through #BioArtBlitz!

Why the social dimension matters when dealing with invasive alien species? A review lead by EASIN shows that people’s values, perceptions, and behaviours (often missing from risk assessments) play a key role in species' spread and on the success of management strategies. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4w72Zdp

268 species and counting—Cyprus emerges as a frontline sentinel of marine #bioinvasions 🌊⚠️ Accelerating introductions, diverse pathways, and clear policy implications for the #Mediterranean. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s105... #MarineEcology #BiologicalInvasions #Biodiversity #InvasiveSpecies 🌐🌍🧪

Photo: Pollinator camera in Majjistral Park, Malta

A South American weed, 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮, is quietly spreading across Europe. Researchers found it thrives in species-rich, functionally diverse #vegetation - and warn it has strong potential to become a serious #invasive #weed requiring urgent monitoring: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

A new special collection in the Journal of Economic Entomology details a decade of advances in the use of parasitoid wasps in biological control of the invasive fly pest spotted-wing drosophila.

Opinion piece: Marketing #InvasiveSpecies as products won’t save threatened #ecosytems. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/l2tT50YR7Mo#InvasiveSpecies#ecosytems#invasivorism #ManagementStrategy #biodiversity #ecosystem #EcosystemServices #conservation #RedKingCrab #BlueCrab #AsianCarp #Lionfish

🎼A new pilot study found that #bioacoustic #monitoring combined with #citizenscience effectively tracks invasive species impacts. 👉The study focused on invasive common rhododendron and cherry laurel and their effects on #bird communities in Welsh deciduous #forests: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

The new issue of the EPPO Reporting Service is available. Read it here: gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs... #horizonscanning #planthealth

Making #Biodiversity a living thing. Talking about native and #InvasiveSpecies to secondary school students along mountain trails from Porto Ceresio (Lake Lugano) accompanied by volunteers from Club Alpino Italiano Varese!!!

Proud to present at 'Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers'🌳🪲 We showcased our work with Eastern European partners, incl. new tools for surveys & trapping, highlighting botanic gardens' key role in biosecurity. More to come!🤝 @epponews.bsky.social @fao.org

🔈 Мanually identifying species based on sound recordings is time-consuming and requires substantial expertise. MAMBO’s sound recognition models can address this by analysing large volumes of recordings with high efficiency. Read all about the #MAMBOtechnologies: www.mambo-project.eu/technologies

Sicily launched a web app and guidance to the public to report the detection of #SolenopsisInvicta, #RedFireAnt, #InvasiveAlienSpecies of Union concern🐜, to help adoption of eradication measures. regione.sicilia.it/la-regione-i... share.google/sNrbPxDF6kP85x

New alien #Flatworm, not yet identified, found in France. Call ti volumteers for reporting its presence following instructions provided. Watch out!

Excited to announce that the electronic version of our Field Guide to Crayfish in Canada is now available for free download on the ISAP site: www.invadingspecies.com/downloads/in...

📢 Last chance to apply — closing on 12 April! Are you passionate about storytelling, digital media and environmental cooperation in the Baltic Sea region? We are currently looking for a creative and motivated intern to support communication activities at HELCOM. 👉 buff.ly/ynARVSV

Rapid expansion of a Lessepsian migrant crab, #GonioinfradensGiardi (Crustacea, Brachyura, Portunidae), in the Ionian Sea: New records and early evidence of establishment 👉https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/185183/

🧐April is #CitizenScience month. Get to know what does it mean & what you can do, by checking our dedicated webpage, discover projects on biodiversity & #InvasiveAlienSpecies in Europe, take action and support research to protect our unique environment link.europa.eu/3WFvgj%E2%80...

Check out @guardias.bsky.social's new factsheet on #eDna tracking and physical removal of Marbled Crayfish

Stopping the clones! 🦞 #GuardIAS is tackling the invasive Marbled Crayfish with eDNA tracking and physical removal to protect native amphibians. See our latest field results & download the new factsheet: guardias.eu/case-study-1... #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #InvasiveAlienSpecies

Our Eugenio, EASIN Ambassador, talks to 200+ S6 & S7 students at European School Varese on "Biodiversity on the move: climate change and alien species", raising awareness informing on EU action to protect biodiversity & stimulate engagement through Citizen Science to help nature

Freshwater systems are threatened by the spread of aquatic #InvasiveAlienSpecies, such as #PontederiaCrassipes, #WaterHyacint #WorldWaterDay

Rising temperatures are helping the Asian tiger mosquito spread in Europe 🦟 Rather than relying on pesticides, the EU policies focus on: 🌡️climate-health monitoring 🛡️prevention and preparedness ⚕️resilient national health systems More: link.europa.eu/Q3h8ck

🌍 The #EASIN Geodatabase has grown with 35,000+ new #alienspecies occurrence records. New contributions from the Swedish, Finnish and Italian Competent Authorities, and the new Data Partner INVASIVESNET, strengthen alien species data coverage across Europe. 🔗 Read the full news: bit.ly/4rAgwqp

As aftermath to the 7th national report to the CBD BE, IT, FR, DE and UK shared their approaches to target 6 on #InvasiveAlienSpecies and their current status in a meeting organised by the @BCubedProject. EASIN contributed to the discussion at Brussels meeting.

125 Parties have submitted their 7th National Reports under the Convention on Biological Diversity. These reports provide key information on national progress to implement the #KMGBF and will inform the global review of progress at #COP17 in Yerevan. 🔗 www.cbd.int/article/2026...

📢New EFSA Pest Survey Cards: Surveillance of regulated #viruses, #viroids and #phytoplasmas of Cydonia, Fragaria, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Ribes, Rubus and Vitis in the EU Here is the guide for using these pest survey cards🍎🍏: link.europa.eu/TTpgVh #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

📢 #Neobiota2026 – Thematic session: Workflows in Support of Research and Management The rapid growth of alien species data (distributions, traits, first records) creates major opportunities, but inconsistent terminology, harmonisation, and standardization limit comparability.

Two days of training and friendly discussions on plants and climate change, education and citizens' engagement, research in science didactics, #alienspecies and the role of Botanic Gardens @ortobotanicoBG in Bergamo old town.

0lga Mayoral, Botanic Garden Valencia, training technical and education personnel of Lombardy botanic gardens on climate change, biodiversity loss and role of Botanic Gardens as agents of change through education and citizens' engagement. Bergamo old town.

Climate change and #alienspecies: new risks for #biodiversity. EASIN contributes to the training of technical and educational personnel of Lombardy botanic gardens, organized by Bergamo Botanic Garden in the old town.

𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 The journey through the #ECSA2026 conference week will find its public highlight at the Citizen Science Festival on 6 March. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽: www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-scie...

🇲🇹 The AMI-trap consists of UV and white lights for attracting and photographing nocturnal insects, containing high-capacity data storage to collate images over long sampling periods. Due to the saline marshlands attracting Lepidoptera, Il-Magħluq ta’ Marsaskala is an ideal site for its deployment.

🌐 Are you ready to level up your data skills? Join the first #BCubedTraining session tomorrow ⬇️

The @EU_Commission JRC hosted a workshop (10-12 Feb 2026) under the MSFD framework to assess progress on monitoring & managing marine #NonIndigenousSpecies🌊. Progress acknowledged, but challenges remain in impact assessment & target-setting. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3Om4Byq

The EU Commission comunication on "Progress to protect Europe’s biodiversity" 👉https://bit.ly/4aj4kVA and the "7th Report to the CBD" include EASIN & the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity scientific support for achieving target 6 on #InvasiveAlienSpecies and targets of the EU #BiodiversityStrategy.

💛🐝 This Valentine’s Day, show some love to the ones who keep our world blooming. The Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators has launched its participation platform, and your voice can help shape the solutions to reverse the decline of wild pollinators: panoramic.make.org/en/partner/e...

Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making 🌎🌐🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Science at EASIN is expertise applied to uncertainty, taxonomy, data, cross-border collaboration. Today we praise the women scientists of our network in strengthening biodiversity knowledge & supporting environmental policy and management decisions in Europe. Inclusive science improves outcomes!

New paper published today in @peerj.bsky.social Based on simple observation and citizen science, we show that cats and dogs can contribute to the spread of invasive land flatworms—no molecular data needed.🧪 Open access: peerj.com/articles/207...

Realizing and assessing social successes in invasive species management 🌎🌐🧪 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In 2025, #GuardIAS partnered with artists and communities in Lombardy, Italy, to explore invasive alien species and river biodiversity through performances, workshops, and co-creation activities. Read more 👉 guardias.eu/social-perfo... #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Our new paper is now published! 🧪 "Cats, dogs, and sticky worms: invasion by land flatworms (Geoplanidae) is facilitated by household pets" doi.org/10.7717/peer...

EASIN is online with a fresh new look! 🚀
 We have completed a full website redesign to make your experience more enjoyable and satisfying by making a cleaner and clearer menu and content, easier to explore.
 Take a look 👉 bit.ly/4akCrei #EASIN #InvasiveAlienSpecies