What's the length of a flatworm😳? This and many other questions on #InvasiveAlienSpecies from visitors addressed by our researchers Beatrice&Chiara @Focus_it Live science festival 2025 at Museo della Scienza in Milan today!!

Worrysome detection of #PectinatellaMagnifica #AlienSpecies Bryozoa in Varese lake, following lake Maggiore in 2021. The species competes with other invertebrates, can trasnmit diseas to fish like PKD. Its presence sparks attention to avoid further spread bit.ly/434Kf1e

Could botanic gardens help increasing awareness on #InvasiveAlienSpecies, and IAS of Union concern? #TriadicaSebifera at botanic garden in Barcelona.

EASIN Team extends its gratitude to Ivan Deriu, skilled and smart Data Manager, for its good work and dedication during last 13 years, and wishes the best of success for its new endeavour at the EU Directorate-General for Digital Services (DIGIT). Thanks Ivan, ad maiora‼️

🎉New study by #EASIN!! #InvasiveAlienSpecies affect multiple EU policy sectors but are rarely a priority. Our review of 602 species highlights the need for better cross-sector collaboration. 📍 Findings shared at #NeoBiota2024. 🔗bit.ly/4hdMbKC

T. Kimura on marine #NIS in Japan: 77 species unintentionally introduced via ballast water, hull fouling, imported live fish & aquaculture shellfish; 34 brought in for aquaculture, fish baits, or as ornamental aquatic plants. Pathways control & legislation strengthening are crucial.

Lisa Drake, Marine Environmental Services USA, keynote speech higlighting the role of science, policy, and industry as essential to reduce global shipborne bioinvasions by #NIS, trough the implementation of the IMO #BallastWater Management Convention. @ICBM Conference in Madeira.

Inti Keith invites sharing forces in the Americas through the COMBINA project, a cross-border solution to tackle #marine #InvasiveSpecies @ICMB Conference in Madeira.

Lydia Png Gonzales, @ICMB Conference in Madeira, illustrates the implementation of MSFD in Spain, highlighting the collaboration at EU level in the context of the Common Implementation Strategy #NonIndigenousSpecies experts network, coordinated by JRC.

Stelios Katsanevakis, @GuardIAS project, presents the methodological framework for analysing #InvasiveAlienSpecies spread dynamics in the Aegean Sea. ICBM Conference, Madeira, Azores.

Alessandro Piazza on monitoring #marine #AlienSpecies with Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures, @ICMB Conference in Madeira.

Ines Afonso: identifying hotspots for #marine #AlienSpecies in Portugal @ICMB Conference in Madeira.

Ross Cuthbert keynote speech on advancing assessment of #marine bioinvasion costs at @ICMB Conference in Madeira today.

📢 #EASIN just added ~2,000 new alien species observations from IBISURVEY, EASIN-Lit, REABIC & NOTSYS! All data is quality-checked, mapped, and is now live in the EASIN Geodatabase 🗺️ Browse the updated maps & support open data on #InvasiveSpecies 🔗 👉 link.europa.eu/QrQrVw #OpenScience #AlienSpecies

🧐Marine #InvasiveAlienSpecies: A.C. Cardoso will contribute with a keynote speech on "Marine Bioinvasions in Europe, Threats, Impacts and Response" to the XII International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions held in Madeira, from 6 to 9 October 👉https://marinebioinvasions.info/

Meet Obama nungara, a South American flatworm now found in three-quarters of metropolitan France. Over 530 citizen reports over 5+ years, and molecular evidence shows two Argentine clades behind Europe’s spread. Still threatening soil fauna? Possibly. Learn more: 🔗 doi.org/10.7717/peer...

Wrap on Day 1 of the GuardIAS project meeting in Thessaloniki! 🇬🇷 A jam-packed day of collaboration, covering everything from AI & eDNA for tracking invasive species to boosting citizen science. Ready for Day 2! #GuardIAS #InvasiveSpecies

Teun Everts @inbo.be showcasing the #xenopuslaevis @guardias.bsky.social case study rapid response effectiveness can be measured w #eDNA amazing conservation work

🧐EASIN will participate to the European Researchers Night tomorrow at the JRC stand at Loggia dei Mercanti, Milan, opposite to Duomo!!! Eugenio & Chiara will welcome you, run activities on #AlienSpecies and gladly answer your questions on biodiversity Visit us, see you there!!!

How do we measure life on Earth? 🌍🌱 The new summary report from the 2025 US-UK Forum on Measuring Biodiversity, hosted by the NAS and @royalsociety.org, explores tools, challenges, and solutions for tackling the #biodiversity crisis. Read here: bit.ly/460RB7R

The second day of #MAMBOagm concluded with presentations covering the topics of: ⏺ Code for easy access and training on GitHub ⏺ Chatting up to models, large language models in biodiversity research ⏺ Impact of image recognition on biodiversity data #MAMBOmeets

On Sept 13th 📆our Eugenio Gervasini & Beatrice Melone will stage the storytelling play "Dialoghi alieni sulla Biodiversità" at CNR event “𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞” 🌊 in Bologna. A journey through the canal nature, ending with a fictional debate on invasive species 🦀🦞👉http://bit.ly/3JNfION

CS-MACH1: help shaping the future of #marine #CitizenScience data! Contribute to the online survey 👉http://bit.ly/45KKlwH. More info 👉https://bit.ly/3JJlMaL

MISSING LOLA!! A common sign in our cities to find our beloved pets, considered part of our family, flown or run away. Be a sensible pet owner, do not let them loose, for their safety and for protecting the environment!!!

#VespaVelutina, #AsianHornet, #InvasiveAlienSpecies of Union Concern, is spreading in Varese province, Lombardy. Beekepers engaged in its monitoring and control 👉https://www.stopvelutina.it/vespa-velutina-a-busto-arsizio-va/

How do you stop a few specific species from entering a river while maintaining access for all the others? FishPass aims to do just that. www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/08/i-sp...

From sand flies to ticks, climate change is helping exotic parasites hitch a ride into the UK. Here’s what that means for pets – and people.

An overview on Reeves’ muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) in Austria: sightings, introduction pathways and further research needs. Open access 👇 buff.ly/3PV5iMD #BIR #INVASIVESNET

New #CitizenScience App on the @SPOTTERON Platform! The BOB (acronym for Behavioural Observations in Beetles) App, an initiative by @CREARicerca, is dedicated to contributing to the behavioral study of protected insects in Europe. More information: www.spotteron.net/apps/global-...

🏖️🏊‍♀️Summertime🚵‍♀️🥾🏔️‼️What about becoming a "regenerative tourist", to make the planet a better place to live, protecting #Biodiversity and get involved in #CitizenScience? Want to know more on regenerative tourism? 👉https://bit.ly/4lhrY6R. The environment will be grateful‼️

🎉 An updated version of OneSTOP’s website has been launched! 👀 Check it out on onestop-project.eu and learn more about our main lines of work, OneSTOP’s Living Labs and what the project objectives are. #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #Bioinvasions

#𝐄𝐂𝐒𝐀𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬
 This dialogue 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑦 𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒, including observatories and #data readiness level to ensure quality.
 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟕 𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
 Submit: https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/ecsa2026/p/17067
 #CallForPapers

Good paper from #GES4SEAS about the status of European seas #MarineEcology #research

Our article “What do we know about the state of European seas?” is now out in @consletters.bsky.social. In this study, we used all available #MSFD assessments to unveil the status of European Seas. @drangelborja.bsky.social @skatsanevakis.bsky.social Find the article link at the post’s end.

The #InvasiveAlienSpecies #PopilliaJaponica, aka #JapaneseBeetle, polyphagous & hitchhiker species, is expanding its distribution range in Switzerland 👉http://bit.ly/3U6EISY. Do not favor its spread, check your car and mean of transport if travelling through infested zones!

Wrong approach to #AilanthusAltissima management: small trees and recruitment coppiced and seed bearing tree left in place, while should be the first to be removed. The species is listed as of Union concern, under EU Reg. 1143/2014.

🧐26 #InvasiveAlienSpecies added after a thorough scrutiny of Pest Risk Assesments to the list of Union concern (EU Reg. 1143/2014) by COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/1422 of 17 July 2025, bringing the total of regulated organisms to 114 👉https://europa.eu/!k7cFyB

The rapid rise of land #flatworms throughout Europe is of particularly concern, and the international trade of ornamental plants can represent a pathway for the spread of these #InvasiveAlienSpecies, some of which are already listed as of Union concern under EU Reg. 1143/2014.

Quote: "It is time to include invasive fungi in the global conversation about invasive species and examine their role as a cause of biodiversity loss." theconversation.com/the-golden-o...

EASIN thanks @nbfc_italy for the invitation to the Table on Exotic Species (TESO) at University Modena on 08.07. Interesting presentations on research, data needs and sharing, networks of knowledge and social engagement, towards future collaborations on biodiversity protection!

Walked your furry dog? Always remember to #CheckCleanDry!!!

Talking to national & local press about the #africanclawedfrog #invasion near our border w france succesful #eradication actions need continuation @eualiens.bsky.social

We focus on #invasivespecies, but we also care about #biodiversity 🐝🌿 Check out @unveiling_unifi , an interdisciplinary project exploring how a species' appearance can influence our will to protect it 🦋 Take the quick, anonymous test: 👉 www.unveiling.eu/en_US/

First detection of #HeracleumMantegazzianum , #GiantHogweed #InvasiveAlienSpecies of Union concern in Varese province, Eastern Lombardy. Warning on the plant toxicity issued to inform citizens 👉 bit.ly/44G0HpF

🎬 In the latest #IntroducingOneSTOP video, Helen Roy (@ukceh.bsky.social & @exeter.ac.uk) and Sofie Meeus (@meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social) explore how the project links science, policy, and society to tackle invasive alien species. 📽️ Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDWG... #IAS #Bioinvasions

Quote: "The impacts of raccoons are widespread... They can climb, which is a totally new ecological niche for a species like this in Europe. [They can feed on] ground-nesting birds, bats in caves, birds in boxes, amphibians..." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

EASIN contributes with a talk on #biodiversity and #CitizenScience to a conference on science, technology and education for a sustainable future, organized by Varese Province in Villa Recalcati today.

📣 The OneSTOP UK Living Lab launched last month during #InvasiveSpeciesWeek2025 at @coventrycawr.bsky.social uniting local partners to address invasive species. 🐿️ 🟢 Find out more about the event: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop... #INNSWeek #Bioinvasions @ukceh.bsky.social @eualiens.bsky.social

🎞️ New #IntroducingOneSTOP video❗ Lien Reyserhove (@inbo.be) explains how #OneSTOP supports timely access to #IAS data in usable formats, aligned with FAIR principles ⏱️ 📽️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF53... #Bioinvasions @eualiens.bsky.social @guardias.bsky.social

🎯 Experts from #IUCN have analysed how targeted management of #IAS can reduce extinction risks for threatened species across the #EU 🔎 Find out more at @pensoft.net / @neobiota.pensoft.net #Bioinvasions @eualiens.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies @cgsg.bsky.social