Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 0. Are you aware of IAS work in your country? Austria: Yes Belgium: Yes Bulgaria: Yes Czech Republic: Yes Denmark: Yes Estonia: Yes France: Yes Italy: Yes Malta: Yes Norway: Yes Lithuania: Yes Turkey: Yes Ireland: - EU: + Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 1. Is there any indicator of this type developed in your country? Austria: Under development Belgium: Yes, an indicator for alien species established since 1900. The worst ones (some) being monitored. Cost data being collected. Bulgaria: No official indicator established Czech Republic: Official ias lists published. Indicators will be produced (e.g. proportion alien/native) Denmark: Yes, same as SEBI2010 as regards cumulative numbers. A national list of worst ias. Estonia: No official indicator Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 1. Is there any indicator of this type developed in your country? France: Plans to develop an indicator Italy: Official lists on alien, ias, and worst ias exist Marine environment: cumulative numbers (official) Malta: Official lists of alien species, ias specified Norway: Official ’black list’ published (= worst ias) Lithuania: An indicator will reflecting spread of ias will be developed (2008) Turkey: Yes EU: + Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 2. Is there any problem of definition linked to this indicator? General: France: Information from overseas provinces under development, 10-50 times more ias UK: ´Indicator difficult to approach’ Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 2. Is there any problem of definition linked to this indicator? Definition of ’alien’: Time of introduction 1492/1500 50-years back (older introductions considered native) ’Archeobiota’ before 1700 (scientific judgement) – 1600/1750 Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 2. Is there any problem of definition linked to this indicator? Definition of ’alien’: Country/region/ecosystem National list (Country) National + selected regions (Eg France for Mediterranean) Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 2. Is there any problem of definition linked to this indicator? Official/ Legal definition of ’invasive’: Belgium has an ’official’ classification system based on impact and invasion stage as a basis for the type of list an alien species is placed. EC is expected to present guidelines for actions 2008 Invasive species officially identified by Austria. Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 2. Is there any problem of definition linked to this indicator? Taxonomy of species: A massive problem Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 3. Is there any database/dataset ? Austria: Yes a national survey of ias was carried out in 2002; Invasive species distinguished from all the alien Belgium: No established dataflow; specific monitoring of (some) of the worst. Costs of eradication (some species) are collected. Bulgaria: Scientific data being collected. Discussions on creation of a national database. Czech Republic: Good datasets established on plants, fragmented data on animals Denmark: Yes (Nobanis) Estonia: Datasets collected by different institutes Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 3. Is there any database/dataset ? France: Datasets available at different institutes Italy: scientific data (all environments) used by official agencies. A common database CIESM exist for all Mediterranean Sea. Malta: Data collected by the Environmental Agency Norway: Nobanis + Species databank (official) Lithuania: Nobanis + Ias included in the national monitoring programme (2007-) – worst Turkey: Ias data is being collected EU: Nobanis, Daisie Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 4. Other comments EU/EEA: SEBI2010 EG5 strategy to add info to the worst list, to develop response and cost indicators Austria: Yes.... Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007

Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007 Invasive species 5. Main conclusions Austria: Yes.... Working Group 1: Eionet nature October 2007