Including a diverse set of voices to address biological invasions

Martin A Nuñez; Tom August; Sven Bacher; Bella S Galil; Philip E Hulme; Tohru Ikeda; Melodie A McGeoch; Alejandro Ordonez; Sebataolo Rahlao; Tanara Renard Truong; Aníbal Pauchard; Helen E Roy; K V Sankaran; Evangelina Schwindt; Hanno Seebens; Andy W Sheppard; Peter Stoett; Vigdis Vandvik; Laura A Meyerson

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.009

Including a diverse set of voices to address biological invasions

Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 May;39(5):409-412. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.009. Epub 2024 Mar 19.

Authors

Martin A Nuñez¹, Tom August², Sven Bacher³, Bella S Galil⁴, Philip E Hulme⁵, Tohru Ikeda⁶, Melodie A McGeoch⁷, Alejandro Ordonez⁸, Sebataolo Rahlao⁹, Tanara Renard Truong¹⁰, Aníbal Pauchard¹¹, Helen E Roy¹², K V Sankaran¹³, Evangelina Schwindt¹⁴, Hanno Seebens¹⁵, Andy W Sheppard¹⁶, Peter Stoett¹⁷, Vigdis Vandvik¹⁸, Laura A Meyerson¹⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMA, CONICET, Bariloche, Argentina. Electronic address: nunezm@uh.edu.
² UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, UK.
³ Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
⁴ Steinhardt Museum of Natural History and Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
⁵ Bioprotection Aotearoa, Department of Pest-Management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
⁶ Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.
⁷ Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁸ Section for Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, Aarhus C, Denmark; Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, Aarhus C, Denmark; Center for Sustainable Landscapes under Global Change (SustainScapes), Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, Aarhus C, Denmark.
⁹ Scientific Services, Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
¹⁰ Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Japan.
¹¹ Laboratorio de Invasiones Biológicas (LIB), Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile; Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Concepción, Chile.
¹² UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, UK; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Treliever Road, Penryn, UK.
¹³ Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, India.
¹⁴ Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos (IBIOMAR-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
¹⁵ Senckenberg Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, Germany.
¹⁶ CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
¹⁷ Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, Ontario Tech University, Toronto, ONT, Canada.
¹⁸ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Tormøhlensgate 53a, Bergen, Norway.
¹⁹ University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.

PMID: 38508924
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.009

Abstract

Inclusivity is fundamental to progress in understanding and addressing the global phenomena of biological invasions because inclusivity fosters a breadth of perspectives, knowledge, and solutions. Here, we report on how the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) assessment on invasive alien species (IAS) prioritized inclusivity, the benefits of this approach, and the remaining challenges.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biodiversity*
Conservation of Natural Resources* / methods
Ecosystem
Environmental Policy
Introduced Species*