National Strategy to improve the Control of Invasive Alien Species (2021-2030)

The risk of IAS has been well recognized since the 17th century, as more than 40% of extinct animal species was linked with IAS8. In 2005, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) indicated that IAS pose high threat to biodiversity in the Mediterranean, and that threat is increasing very rapidly. For that, controlling invasive alien species was considered among Aichi biodiversity targets (target 9), and sustainable development goals (SDG’s; target 15.8).