18May2018

Raising public awareness on conservation: the role of social media

For ages, books, newspapers, television, radio, documentaries, public events etc were the major sources of information about nature and its conservation, shaping the environmental behavior and the active participation of citizens.

16May2018

Fighting invasive alien species through gastronomy?

Invasive alien species (IAS) are considered one of the main causes of biodiversity loss globally, with an estimated cost of at least 12 billion euro per year to the EU Member states.

8May2018

Invasive flora species in Mediterranean Wetlands

Wetlands are critical habitats and highly productive ecosystems, providing environmental, social and economic services to the local communities (so-called ecosystem services).

4May2018

The California kingsnake spreading again in the Gran Canaria

Lampropeltis californiae, the California kingsnake, is native to southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It has been reported as invasive on the island of Gran Canaria where no native species of snakes existed before.

30Apr2018

Litter from mariculture contribute to the dispersal of invasive species in Europe

Aquaculture and floating marine litter have been identified as introduction pathways for invasive alien species in Europe.

26Apr2018

We welcome NBN UK, Invasoras PT and a Belgium group of research organisations as new EASIN data partners

EASIN is glad to announce the enlargement of the data partners network. Three more scientific entities have agreed to share scientific information and spatial data on alien species with the scientific community, managers, and general public via EASIN platform.

23Apr2018

Tackling Japanese Knotweed

Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is a fast-growing and strong clump-forming perennial plant native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea, introduced in Europe as ornamental and forage plant during the early 19th century.

19Apr2018

Aquarium trade as introduction pathway for non-indigenous species

Aquarium industry is considered an important source of invasive aquatic species introductions globally.

16Apr2018

Linnaeus in your hands: Citizen Science, Smartphones and Artificial Intelligence

Citizen Science is currently one of the hottest topics in environmental research, increasing our understanding of the natural world, democratizing science, raising awareness among non-experts and enhancing policy.

9Apr2018

EASIN GeoDatabase 4.5 just released!

The new version of EASIN GeoDatabase has been released, including 53,233,693 species observations, 5,113,205 more than the previous version.