Meet #GuardIAS team member Dr Belinda Gallardo, our WP3 Leader! 🛡️ Her work focuses on developing future invasion scenarios, using AI to predict where invasive species will spread next under climate change and how we can best prepare. Read our full Q&A: guardias.eu/work-package...

Representing @guardias.bsky.social in the All-Atlantic Forum 2025. The political context was set by André Franqueira Rodrigues, member of the European Parliament. @allatlantico.bsky.social

Spotlight: The American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) 🐸 It can leap nearly six feet in a single bound—almost 10x its body length—and preys on everything from native frogs to birds and even bats. #GuardIAS is using advanced eDNA to track its spread. See our work: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

🎞️ On 27 August, a media feature on the CamAlien was shown on Belgian national television, bringing attention to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the detection of invasive alien species. 👀 Watch the video: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/ki... 🔎 Read more: onestop-project.eu/news/camalie...

📚 ECSA 61: Bridging Science & Policy for Coastal Biodiversity 🗓️ Dates: 24-27 August 2026 📍 Location: Square, Brussels, Belgium 📅 Deadline for Special Session proposals: 24 November 2025 Supported by the #GuardIAS project. Register now: www.estuarinecoastalconference.com

Spotlight: The Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) 🦞 This crayfish is a major threat, known for damaging infrastructure with its burrows & carrying crayfish plague. The #GuardIAS project is tracking its spread. Learn more: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

Present your research at the GuardIAS Conference! Submit your abstract by Sept 12 for a chance to be published in Management of Biological Invasions with a full APC waiver. Find out more & submit: guardias.eu/submitting-a... #CallforAbstracts #InvasiveSpecies #GuardIAS

Meet the leader at the helm of #GuardIAS, WP7 Leader Prof. @skatsanevakis.bsky.social! 👨‍🔬🛡️ His focus is on a crucial goal: strengthening the bridge between the project's science and EU policy to ensure GuardIAS has a lasting, real-world impact. Read our full Q&A: guardias.eu/work-package...

Join the first GuardIAS & @invasivesnet.bsky.social virtual conference, Nov 13-14! We're focusing on preventing invasive alien species introductions & biosecurity risk assessment. Registration is FREE! Sign up 👉 guardias.eu/welcome-to-t... #GuardIAS #InvasiveSpecies #Biosecurity

Spotlight: The Marbled Crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) 🦞 This species is an army of female clones. No males have ever been found! Just one crayfish can start an entire invasion & it carries the deadly crayfish plague. The #GuardIAS project is tracking its spread. guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

New global synthesis of established #non-native #marine and #freshwater fish. With support by #GuardIAS and other projects.

🎉 The last video of our #IntroducingOneSTOP series is out! 🪴 In this video @Ana Cristina Cardoso from EASIN explains how EASIN helps manage biological invasions. 👀 Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZyW... #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions @ec.europa.eu

A great opportunity for early career researchers! Free registration - APC fully waived for accepted articles in Management of Biological Invasions (following peer-review)! Registration is open! #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies guardias.eu/welcome-to-t...

🌊Just published: " #CIMPAL expanded" unveils the combined impacts of #InvasiveSpecies, #jellyfish blooms & #HABs across the Aegean Sea. Find key hotspots and species rankings to inform targeted #conservation. 👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... #bioinvasions #MarineEcology #GES4SEAS #GuardIAS 🌍🌐

We’re excited to invite you to the inaugural GuardIAS Virtual Conference, part of a series hosted by the GuardIAS Project & INVASIVESNET, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme. Registration is free – sign up today 👇 guardias.eu/welcome-to-t...

The GuardIAS project held its first online General Assembly for the project partners yesterday, with over 50 individuals from around the world attending. The event was a brilliant way to present on the work that has been carried out so far, and plan for the next steps. #InvasiveSpecies

Join GuardIAS Project Co-ordinator Stelios Katsanevakis, University of Aegean as he shares his hopes for the GuardIAS project with us – what the GuardIAS Project aims to do, which work package he is leading and his vision for the project in the future. youtu.be/biQdbQRWFWI #GuardIAS

Last week the University of Pavia organized an open-lab event dedicated to the monitoring of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii in the Monticchie reserve (Lombardy, Italy). Participants actively engaged in the capture & analysis of the invasive species, experiencing the eradication process firsthand.

First morning of the #SummerSchool25 organisef by @drangelborja.bsky.social ending beautifully at the Donostia Aquarium with @skatsanevakis.bsky.social presenting the new project @guardias.bsky.social

Many excellent talks & discussions today at #AZTI #2025summerschool on "“Artificial intelligence and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea”. Looking forward tomorrow's program as well. @guardias.bsky.social #bioboostplus #obamanext #GES4SEAS

Enjoyed this morning practical session on CIMPAL. @guardias.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social @skatsanevakis.bsky.social @helianateixeira.bsky.social

The #OneSTOPproject is featured in the first issue of the relaunched #InvasionsNewsletter 🎉 The piece highlights OneSTOP’s work on tackling terrestrial invasive species across Europe with practical tools, tech, and collaboration. 🔗Read more: viewer.joomag.com/invasions-ne... @guardias.bsky.social

Heyyy!!! #MarineResearchers!!!! Today is #WorldOceansDay2025 and, to celebrate it, #GES4SEAS project launched this video on achieving healthy #Ocean #MarineEcology Watch, Share, Use, RT www.ges4seas.eu youtu.be/0NXl4bEJEWM

Elena Tricarico is now presenting “Data-validation solutions for citizen science data on invasive alien species using smartphones” at #SummerSchool2025 — a joint effort by #GuardIAS, #GES4SEAS, #Bioboost+, and more to push innovation in IAS early detection and monitoring! #bioinvasions

Rein Brys just delivered an inspiring talk on harnessing #eDNA for #IAS monitoring—scaling up early warning systems through citizen science-driven sampling across vast regions! 🧬 #GuardIAS #SummerSchool2025

Agnese Marchini has just passionately presented capacity building activities through citizen science initiatives in the framework of the #GuardIAS project, including #BioArtBlitz and #Zooniverse projects! #SummerSchool2025 @drangelborja.bsky.social

Presenting the #GuardIAS approach in the #SummerSchool2025

@helianateixeira.bsky.social and @skatsanevakis.bsky.social presenting theory and practice of CIMPAL+ to assess impacts from invasive species #GES4SEAS #summerschool25 #marineecology

This #SummerSchool2025 morning started with some practical exercises using CIMPAL with @helianateixeira.bsky.social and @skatsanevakis.bsky.social #GES4SEAS

Lauriane @ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social presents "Species Identification through #ArtificialIntelligence and expert community – creating #iNaturalist Projects" in the framework of #GuardIAS. #SummerSchool2025

#bioinvasions #invasivespecies

Best of luck to all the participants attending the 21st edition of the @azti.bsky.social AZTI SUMMER SCHOOL 2025 “Artificial intelligence and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea” which starts tomorrow the 3rd of June in Spain.

Join this #GuardIAS initiative on #iNaturalist to improve detection and monitoring of invasive species in Europe. www.inaturalist.org/projects/aqu... #bioinvasions #MarineEcology #AquaticEcolosy 🧪🌍🌐 @guardias.bsky.social

No dejes pasar la oportunidad!! Dar visibilidad a los datos no publicados de EEI en España @guardias.bsky.social @bgallardo.bsky.social

Federica has modelled more than 100 aquatic invasive species, generating high-risk maps for three groups of species that require different management strategies: - Emerging --> eradication - Widely expanded --> mitigation - Future --> prevention

Congratulations to Federica Rossetto who recently presented preliminary results on the areas of greatest risk for aquatic #EEI in Europe within the framework of the Guardias Project. Federica and her colleague Belinda Gallardo attended the Congress EEI 2025 which was held in Murcia this week.

Did you miss the webinar yesterday with Dr. Lorenzo Vilizzi on the evolution & future of non-native species risk analysis? Never fear, the recording is now available for you to watch online at www.youtube.com/live/Pi__Wdi... @invasivesnet.bsky.social @guardias.bsky.social #AISRiskAssessment

🔍 Explore the EU's comprehensive resources on #IAS —nearly 300 documents and tools designed to support ecologists, policymakers, and researchers. Access this wealth of information to enhance your work in biodiversity conservation. 🔐 Unlock the resources: tinyurl.com/43s6zraa #Bioinvasions

The #GuardIAS webinar on the past, present and future of non-native species risk analysis starts in less than one hour. Don't miss it! #bioinvasions #OneStop #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology 🌍🌐

Today is the day! Register now to attend and don’t miss out 👇 @invasivesnet.bsky.social #InvasiveSpecies

🗞️Authors from the @ipbes.net #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report have published the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species derived from the report, creating a global resource for investigating and managing the impacts of invasive alien species. 🌍🧪 Read more in ‪@nature.com‬ bit.ly/43APoP7

Have you registered for our first webinar yet? 👇 🗓️ May 28 | 🕐 1 PM BST | 8 AM EDT | 10 PM AEST 🎙️ Dr. Lorenzo Vilizzi on the evolution & future of non-native species risk analysis. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/gceUlbw 🌍 Hosted by Invasivesnet & Guardias Project

✨ Invaluable to our community, the @ipbes.net #IAS Report has published the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species #GIDIAS Don't miss out on reading it‼️ #Bioinvasions @eualiens.bsky.social | @guardias.bsky.social

As part of #InvasiveSpeciesWeek, our Project Spotlight this week is @guardias.bsky.social. Launched in January 2025, it's a 3-year EU-funded project aiming to protect freshwater and marine habitats against the threat of Invasive Alien Species (IAS). Learn more on their website: guardias.eu #INNSWeek

#GuardIAS and #OneStop Horizon projects are presented in the first issue of the #INVASIONS newsletter. #bioinvasions #AquaticEcology #MarineEcology

Il team dell'Università di Pavia, che da decenni studia questo problema ambientale, sarà questo weekend al 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐝𝐢 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 per il primo di una serie di eventi che nei prossimi mesi coinvolgeranno molte marine turistiche italiane, vienici a trovare questa 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝟏𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐨! #InvasiveSpecies

The research team from the Università di Pavia, will be at the 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐝𝐢 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 this weekend for the first of a series of events in multiple Italian marinas during the coming months. If you are interested in sailing, biodiversity, or just curious atbout IAS visit us this Sunday 18 of May!

The BBKA gives its full support to Invasive Species Week Starts Monday 12th May The eradication yellow-legged Asian hornet is a key focus for the BBKA to prevent the impacts of establishment in the UK. www.nonnativespecies.org/.../invasive...

We're sharing news and insights about invasive non-native species this week. Listen out for our next podcast episode tomorrow which features Prof Helen Roy @ukladybirds.bsky.social And Helen is on a webinar tomorrow discussing future non-native species threats 🔗 tinyurl.com/3az9s5ru 🧪 #INNSWeek

Do you often hear the term invasive non-native species❓ To find out more about this topic, visit @ukceh.bsky.social as they share insights on #IAS to remark #INNSWeek in the UK 👾🗾 #Bioinvasions @guardias.bsky.social