📣Prevention is key to tackle biological invasions 🚫

🔎But how can we decide which introduction pathways to tackle in priority?🤔

🌼To find it out, have a look at our latest report on prioritization of pathways of introduction and spread in Belgium 🇧🇪
➡️zenodo.org/records/102550…

☀️Very inspiring talks and exchanges today at the EU event on border control of IAS organised by SPF Santé publique Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 with our scientific support

👏Many thanks to all the speakers for their contributions, participants from multiple MS and IUCN and EU Environment for their support

Not everyday, flatworms figure in a federal minister's speech! Thanks for the support Zakia Khattabi! Event on border control for IAS organised by Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 IUCN European Commission. Proud to showcase research of IAS Secretariat - Belgium Nikol KMENTOVA BiTElab CMK UHasselt Universiteit Hasselt

Looking forward to some interesting discussions on how we can increase the effectiveness of customs controls to prevent the introduction of #InvasiveSpecies into the EU

Event by Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 EU Environment IUCN IAS Secretariat - Belgium

🌟Highlights Report 2023 🌼
Discover a summary of the projects the IAS Secretariat has led last year, among which
🔎Support to inspection
🐸Feasibility of management
🐟Stakeholder engagement with freshwater sectors
🌺 and much more ⬇️
iasregulation.be/850/download

JOB JOB JOB 🌟
Check out this opportunity to work for Natuur en Bos as policy officer on IAS in Flanders
natuurinvest.be/vacatures/bele…

Aan de slag bij het INBO rond invasieve rivierkreeften? We hebben twee #vacatures : we zoeken een deskundige (bit.ly/3OK2VMr) en een onderzoeker (bit.ly/3OEoHkK), beiden gefascineerd door het onderwaterleven of de problematiek rond invasieve soorten.

Boeiende vacature bij het INBO - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek 🐸

🆕Report on feasibility of management of IAS of Union concern in Belgium🇧🇪
It provides evidence base for management decisions, thanks to a collaborative effort of more than 30 experts 🙏
🐟This volume covers species of the Union list 2nd and 3rd updates
➡️doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…

❗️1st European record of the Union list species Lespedeza cuneata in 🇧🇪

🌱A single plant was found in the Vesdre valley, Eastern Belgium, which suffered major inundations in 2021

🐏Introduction was most likely linked to historical imports of wool

➡️ reabic.net/journals/bir/2…

➡️Check out this new campaign at Belgian airports ✈️ to raise awareness on risk linked to the introduction of illegal exotic species 🐜🦝🐍

bebiodiversity.be/en/blog/2023/1…

Jointly organised by Institute of Natural Sciences Belgium and SPF Santé publique

🌟JOB OFFERS
You want to join the Belgian IAS community ? 🦞🌿
Here are two exciting job offers at Brussels Environment:
➡️IAS Policy officer jobs.environnement.brussels/fr/vacature/94…
➡️IAS Management officer
jobs.environnement.brussels/fr/vacature/94…

🗓️Apply by 8th November 2023

We are today present at the #Exotennet practitioners. Good opportunity to train local authorities in Flanders on biosecurity

🌟 A huge thanks to all the participants who joined our training sessions on best management practices for invasive alien #crayfish . A special thanks to the IAS Secretariat - Belgium for making such as nice presentation on biosecurity!🙌
More sessions are in the pipeline for 2024 🤩🦞🌱

Report of establishment of Solenopsis invicta in Europe (Sicily) for the first time 🐜🔽

Yesterday's LifeInvasaqua conference in #InvasiveAlienSpecies was fantastic.

Was great to see Angling Trust & IAS Secretariat - Belgium updates on their great biosecurity awareness raising actions for #freshwater in the UK and Belgium

Invasive alien species: how to tackle one of the 5 main causes of the biodiversity crisis?
Read more in the report that was launched at #IPBES10 👉 shorturl.at/hmwY4
Belgian Biodiversity Belgian National Focal Point to the CBD @RBINSmuseum INBO - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek Departement Omgeving Belspo IAS Secretariat - Belgium

🌱We thank all the experts who have come out to Brussels today to share their findings on Invasive Alien Species as part of the LifeInvasaqua event.

Here's to your invaluable contributions! 📸

🔗 Follow the event: umurcia.zoom.us/j/97346134977?…

#IASInEurope

We are today at LifeInvasaqua workshop at @RBINSmuseum
to present our future #checkcleandry campaigns in 🇧🇪and exchange on stakeholder engagement 🤝

NEW ipbes Report on #InvasiveAlienSpecies is out👏

🦞It is an important milestone providing necessary evidence to inform decisions and actions in the fight against IAS

🇧🇪It supports the many collaborative efforts made in Belgium against IAS
ipbes.net/IASmediarelease