Massive economic costs of biological invasions despite widespread knowledge gaps: a dual setback for India

Biological Invasions, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 24(7), P. 2017 - 2039

Published: April 5, 2022

Abstract Biological invasions are one of the top drivers ongoing biodiversity crisis. An underestimated consequence is enormity their economic impacts. Knowledge gaps regarding costs produced by invasive alien species (IAS) pervasive, particularly for emerging economies such as India—the fastest growing economy worldwide. To investigate, highlight and bridge this gap, we synthesised data on IAS in India. Specifically, examine how distributed spatially, environmentally, sectorally, taxonomically, temporally, across introduction pathways; discuss Indian vary with socioeconomic indicators. We found that have cost between at least US$ 127.3 billion to 182.6 (Indian Rupees ₹ 8.3 trillion 11.9 trillion) over 1960–2020, these increased time. Despite massive recorded costs, most were not assigned specific regions, environments, sectors, types causal IAS, knowledge more pronounced India than rest world. When specifically assigned, maximum incurred West, South North India, insects semi-aquatic ecosystems; they mainly public social welfare sector, associated damages losses rather management expenses. Our findings indicate reported grossly underestimate actual especially considering expected given India’s population size, gross domestic product high numbers without costs. This analysis improves our negative impacts biological burden can represent its development. hope study motivates policymakers address socio-ecological issues launch a national invasion research programme, since growth will be accompanied greater global change.

Language: Английский

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Unveiling the hidden economic toll of biological invasions in the European Union

Environmental Sciences Europe, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 35(1)

Published: June 8, 2023

Abstract Background Biological invasions threaten the functioning of ecosystems, biodiversity, and human well-being by degrading ecosystem services eliciting massive economic costs. The European Union has historically been a hub for cultural development global trade, thus, extensive opportunities introduction spread alien species. While reported costs biological to some member states have recently assessed, ongoing knowledge gaps in taxonomic spatio-temporal data suggest that these were considerably underestimated. Results We used latest available cost InvaCost (v4.1)—the most comprehensive database on invasions—to assess magnitude this underestimation within via projections current future invasion macroeconomic scaling temporal modelling approaches project information over taxa, space, time, thereby producing more complete estimate economy. identified only 259 out 13,331 (~ 1%) known invasive species Union. Using conservative subset highly reliable, observed, country-level entries from 49 (totalling US$4.7 billion; 2017 value), combined with establishment states, we projected unreported all states. Conclusions Our corrected observed was potentially 501% higher (US$28.0 billion) than currently recorded. estimates, also substantial increase costly (US$148.2 2040. urge reporting be improved clarify impacts greatest concern, concomitant coordinated international action prevent mitigate globally.

Language: Английский

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Unevenly distributed biological invasion costs among origin and recipient regions

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(9), P. 1113 - 1124

Published: May 11, 2023

Globalization challenges sustainability by intensifying the ecological and economic impacts of biological invasions. These may be unevenly distributed worldwide, with costs disproportionately incurred a few regions. We identify cost distributions invasions among origin recipient countries continents, determine socio-economic biodiversity-related predictors dynamics. Using data filtered from InvaCost database, which inevitably includes geographic biases in reporting, we found that recorded costly invasive alien species have originated almost all regions, most frequently causing to Europe. In terms magnitude, reported monetary predominantly resulted origins Asia impacting North America. High linkages (flows) between species’ native their invaded were related proxies shared environments trade history. This pattern can partly attributed legacy colonial expansion patterns. The characterization ‘sender’ ‘receiver’ regions associated contribute more sustainable economies societies while protecting biodiversity informing biosecurity planning prioritization control efforts across invasion routes. globally, bearing cost. study identifies determines environmental

Language: Английский

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Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions

BioScience, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 73(8), P. 560 - 574

Published: Aug. 1, 2023

Biological invasions are a global challenge that has received insufficient attention. Recently available cost syntheses have provided policy- and decision makers with reliable up-to-date information on the economic impacts of biological invasions, aiming to motivate effective management. The resultant InvaCost database is now publicly freely accessible enables rapid extraction monetary information. This facilitated knowledge sharing, developed more integrated multidisciplinary network researchers, forged collaborations among diverse organizations stakeholders. Over 50 scientific publications so far used detailed assessments invasion costs across geographic, taxonomic, spatiotemporal scales. These studies important can guide future policy legislative decisions management while simultaneously attracting public media We provide an overview improved availability, reliability, standardization, defragmentation costs; discuss how this enhanced science as discipline; outline directions for development.

Language: Английский

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Economic costs of invasive non-native species in urban areas: An underexplored financial drain

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 917, P. 170336 - 170336

Published: Jan. 26, 2024

Urbanization is an important driver of global change associated with a set environmental modifications that affect the introduction and distribution invasive non-native species (species populations transported by humans beyond their natural biogeographic range established are spreading in introduced range; hereafter, species). These recognized as cause large ecological economic losses. Nevertheless, impacts these urban areas still poorly understood. Here we present synthesis reported costs using InvaCost database, demonstrate likely underestimated. Sixty-one have been to cumulative cost US$ 326.7 billion between 1965 2021 globally (average annual 5.7 billion). Class Insecta was responsible for >99 % (US$ 324.4 billion), followed Aves 1.4 Magnoliopsida 494 million). The were highly uneven sum five costliest representing 80 costs. Most result damage (77.3 %), principally impacting public social welfare (77.9 %) authorities-stakeholders (20.7 almost entirely terrestrial environments (99.9 %). We found 24 countries. Yet, there 73 additional countries no costs, but occurrences other Although covering relatively small area Earth's surface, represent about 15 total attributed species. results highlight conservative nature estimates impacts, revealing biases evaluation publication data on emphasize urgent need more focused assessments species' areas.

Language: Английский

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Economic costs of non-native species in Türkiye: A first national synthesis

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 358, P. 120779 - 120779

Published: April 10, 2024

Biological invasions are increasingly recognised as a major global change that erodes ecosystems, societal well-being, and economies. However, comprehensive analyses of their economic ramifications missing for most national economies, despite rapidly escalating costs globally. Türkiye is highly vulnerable to biological owing its extensive transport network trade connections well unique transcontinental position at the interface Europe Asia. This study presents first analysis reported caused by in Türkiye. The InvaCost database which compiles invasive non-native species' monetary was used, complemented with cost searches specific Türkiye, describe spatial taxonomic attributes costly species, types costs, temporal trends. total attributed species (from 202 reporting documents) amounted US$ 4.1 billion from 1960 2022. data were only available 87 out 872 (10%) known Costs biased towards few hyper-costly taxa, such jellyfish, stink bugs, locusts. Among impacted sectors, agriculture bore highest cost, reaching 2.85 billion, followed fishery sector 1.20 billion. Management (i.e., control eradication) were, against expectations, substantially higher than damage (US$ 2.89 vs. 28.4 million). Yearly incurred rose exponentially over time, 504 million per year 2020-2022 predicted increase further next 10 years. A large deficit records compared other countries also shown, suggesting larger underestimate typically observed. These findings underscore need improved recording preventative management strategies reduce future post-invasion help inform decisions manage burdens posed species. insights emphasise crucial role standardised accurately estimating associated prioritisation communication purposes.

Language: Английский

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Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom

NeoBiota, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 67, P. 299 - 328

Published: July 29, 2021

Although the high costs of invasion are frequently cited and a key motivation for environmental management policy, synthesised data on scarce. Here, we quantify examine monetary biological invasions in United Kingdom (UK) using global synthesis reported costs. Invasive alien species have cost UK economy between US$6.9 billion $17.6 (£5.4 – £13.7 billion) losses expenses since 1976. Most were entire or Great Britain (97%); country-scale reporting UK's four constituent countries was Reports animal costliest ($4.7 billion), then plant ($1.3 fungal ($206.7 million) invasions. Reported damage (i.e. excluding costs) higher terrestrial ($4.8 than aquatic semi-aquatic environments ($29.8 million), primarily impacted agriculture ($4.2 billion). Invaders with earlier introduction years accrued significantly total Invasion been increasing rapidly 1976, $157.1 million (£122.1 per annum, average. Published information specific economic included only 42 520 invaders generally available most intensively studied taxa, just contributing 90% species-specific Given that many invasive lacking actively managed well-recognised impacts, this suggests is incomplete totals presented here vast underestimates owing to knowledge gaps. Financial expenditure managing fraction (37%) incurred through from invaders; greater investments research are, therefore, urgently required.

Language: Английский

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Economic costs of invasive alien species in Spain

NeoBiota, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 67, P. 267 - 297

Published: July 29, 2021

Economic assessments for invasive alien species (IAS) are an urgent requirement informed decision-making, coordinating and motivating the allocation of economic human resources management IAS. We searched costs IAS occurring in Spain, by using InvaCost database requesting data to regional governments national authorities, which resulted over 3,000 cost entries. Considering only robust (i.e. excluding extrapolated, potential (not-incurred or expected) low reliability costs), Spain were estimated at US$ 261 million (€ 232 million) from 1997 2022. There was increase 4 per year before 2000 15 last years (from € 13 million). Robust showed that most reported (> 90%) corresponded costs, while damage found 2 out 174 with costs. relied mostly on inter-regional administrations spent 66% post-invasion actions, contrary all international guidelines, recommend investing more prevention. Regional unequally Moreover, 36% species, incur not included European regulations Black Lists), suggesting need review these policies; besides, neighbouring regions seem manage different groups species. suggest a lead agency effectively coordinate facilitate communication collaboration amongst governments, agencies countries. This will motivate continuity long-lasting actions efforts report managers adequately provide information future budgets gaining effectiveness.

Language: Английский

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Geographic and taxonomic trends of rising biological invasion costs

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 817, P. 152948 - 152948

Published: Jan. 12, 2022

Language: Английский

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Global economic costs of herpetofauna invasions

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: July 28, 2022

Abstract Biological invasions by amphibian and reptile species (i.e. herpetofauna) are numerous widespread, having caused severe impacts on ecosystems, the economy human health. However, there remains no synthesised assessment of economic costs these invasions. Therefore, using most comprehensive database invasive alien worldwide (InvaCost), we analyse herpetofauna according to taxonomic, geographic, sectoral temporal dimensions, as well types costs. The cost totaled at 17.0 billion US$ between 1986 2020, divided split into 6.3 for amphibians, 10.4 reptiles 334 million mixed classes. were associated predominantly with only two (brown tree snake Boiga irregularis American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus ), 10.3 6.0 in costs, respectively. Costs remaining 19 reported relatively minor (< 0.6 US$), they entirely unavailable over 94% known worldwide. Also, positively correlated research effort, suggesting biases towards well-known taxa. So far, have been dominated predictions extrapolations (79%), thus empirical observations impact scarce. activity sector affected amphibians was authorities-stakeholders through management (> 99%), while reptiles, mostly damages sectors (65%). Geographically, Oceania Pacific Islands recorded 63% total followed Europe (35%) North America (2%). Cost reports generally increased time but peaked 2011 2015 2006 2010 reptiles. A greater effort studying is necessary a more complete understanding invasion species. We emphasise need control prevention policies concerning spread current future herpetofauna.

Language: Английский

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