Invasive Non-Native Species - HC 913

Invasive Non-Native Species - HC 913
Title Invasive Non-Native Species - HC 913 PDF eBook
Author Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee
Publisher The Stationery Office
Pages 40
Release 2014-04-16
Genre Science
ISBN 0215071573

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Invasive species, such as Japanese Knotweed, the Oak Processionary Moth, the Ruddy Duck and Zebra Mussels, can have detrimental effects on the native species they supplant, as well as on human health and business. The Environmental Audit Committee is calling on the Government to revamp the system for controlling invasive species in England and Wales. Current Wildlife legislation has never been used to prosecute anyone and is unlikely to provide the level of protection now needed. Better prevention, surveillance, monitoring, eradication and long-term control measures are all needed in the fight against invasive species. The Government currently has no formal surveillance system in place to trigger action to ensure early eradication. Defra needs to develop a surveillance system that integrates voluntary wildlife recording with professional monitoring and identification. The current system of "listing" species to be monitored and controlled is too slow. The Government must implement legal changes recommended by the Law Commission and replicate the Scottish system of species control orders to provide a mechanism for eradicating invasive species before they become established. Species on the existing national lists that are already well established here should be reviewed, according to the Committee. Where habitats cannot be restored or biodiversity protected, the invasive species should be removed from the list and control measures re-evaluated.

Invasive Non-Native Species

Invasive Non-Native Species
Title Invasive Non-Native Species PDF eBook
Author Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee
Publisher
Pages 12
Release 2014-06-25
Genre Introduced organisms
ISBN 9780215073150

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Government response to HC 913, session 2013-14 (ISBN 9780215071576)

HC 215 - An Environmental Scorecard

HC 215 - An Environmental Scorecard
Title HC 215 - An Environmental Scorecard PDF eBook
Author Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee
Publisher The Stationery Office
Pages 68
Release 2014-09-16
Genre Science
ISBN 0215078128

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Emissions of a number of airborne pollutants increased in 2013, after being steady between 2010 and 2012 and in a longer term decline before that. The UK failed to meet targets for nitrogen dioxide pollution in 34 of the 43 zones specified in the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive in 2012, resulting in the European Commission launching infraction proceedings against the UK in February 2014 in regard to 16 zones that would not be compliant by 2015. The Committee's report recommends an overarching Environmental Strategy be implemented, to set out strategic principles and good practices; facilitate discussion between central and local government and identify how they can work together and with the wider community; encompass clear environmental assessments; identify work required to fill data gaps in assessments; map appropriate policy levers to environmental areas; and set out how environmental and equality considerations will be addressed in policy areas across Government. The report concludes that the Government should set up an independent body-an 'Office for Environmental Responsibility'-to (i) review the Environment Strategy we advocate; (ii) advise Government on appropriate targets; (iii) advise Government on policies, both those in Government programmes and new ones that could be brought forward to support the environment; (iv) advise Government about the adequacy of the resources (in both central and local government) made available for delivering the Strategy; and (v) monitor and publish performance against the Strategy and its targets.

The Growing Problem of Invasive Species

The Growing Problem of Invasive Species
Title The Growing Problem of Invasive Species PDF eBook
Author United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans
Publisher
Pages 140
Release 2003
Genre Nature
ISBN

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Invasive Species

Invasive Species
Title Invasive Species PDF eBook
Author Daniel Simberloff
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 346
Release 2013-10-31
Genre Nature
ISBN 0199922039

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An analysis of the ecological and political impacts of invasive species, written by a leading invasion biologist

Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States
Title Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States PDF eBook
Author Therese M. Poland
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 455
Release 2021-02-01
Genre Science
ISBN 3030453677

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This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ecology, impacts, and practical tools for management of invasive species. It covers species of all taxonomic groups from insects and pathogens, to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms that impact a diversity of habitats in forests, rangelands and grasslands of the United States. It is well-illustrated, provides summaries of the most important invasive species and issues impacting all regions of the country, and includes a comprehensive primary reference list for each topic. This scientific synthesis provides the cultural, economic, scientific and social context for addressing environmental challenges posed by invasive species and will be a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, natural resource managers and practitioners.

Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals

Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals
Title Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals PDF eBook
Author Ian D. Rotherham
Publisher Routledge
Pages 393
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Science
ISBN 1134061951

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There have been many well-publicized cases of invasive species of plants and animals, often introduced unintentionally but sometimes on purpose, causing widespread ecological havoc. Examples of such alien invasions include pernicious weeds such as Japanese knotweed, an introduced garden ornamental which can grow through concrete, the water hyacinth which has choked tropical waterways, and many introduced animals which have out-competed and displaced local fauna. This book addresses the broader context of invasive and exotic species, in terms of the perceived threats and environmental concerns which surround alien species and ecological invasions. As a result of unprecedented scales of environmental change, combined with rapid globalisation, the mixing of cultures and diversity, and fears over biosecurity and bioterrorism, the known impacts of particular invasions have been catastrophic. However, as several chapters show, reactions to some exotic species, and the justifications for interventions in certain situations, including biological control by introduced natural enemies, rest uncomfortably with social reactions to ethnic cleansing and persecution perpetrated across the globe. The role of democracy in deciding and determining environmental policy is another emerging issue. In an increasingly multicultural society this raises huge questions of ethics and choice. At the same time, in order to redress major ecological losses, the science of reintroduction of native species has also come to the fore, and is widely accepted by many in nature conservation. However, with questions of where and when, and with what species or even species analogues, reintroductions are acceptable, the topic is hotly debated. Again, it is shown that many decisions are based on values and perceptions rather than objective science. Including a wide range of case studies from around the world, his book raises critical issues to stimulate a much wider debate.