La generalización del mensaje "hay que limpiar los bosques" para atajar el fuego simplifica una cuestión compleja e ignora las funciones ecosistémicas cruciales de esta vegetación sin la que una masa ...

El cambio climático, las especies invasoras y las enfermedades amenazan a lugares declarados Patrimonio Mundial en el Planeta, indica un último informe de la UICN

La Xunta lanza una prueba piloto en Tui con la retirada controlada de la Egeria densa con una excavadora anfibia y un dragado puntual

Invasive species pose significant threats to biodiversity, human health, and economic systems. Freshwater turtles are popular as pets, but when released or allowed to escape into the wild, they can become invasive. A prominent example is the red-eared slider Trachemys scripta, which is recognized as a globally invasive species. Legislative tools, such as the European Union Regulation 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of invasive alien species, aim to combat these threats. This framework includes the implementation of Commission Implementing Regulation 1141/2016, which banned the trade of listed invasive species, including T. scripta. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Regulation 1143/2014 on T. scripta invasion and its consequences on other freshwater turtle invasions, using data from the CITES database and the GBIF platform. While T. scripta imports into the EU ceased after 2016, the species continues to establish and expand in the wild. This suggests that the trade ban had minimal impact on already established populations, highlighting the need for additional measures to reduce and control its spread. Simultaneously, imports and records of other freshwater turtle species have risen, indicating a shift in trade dynamics. These species are increasingly being introduced, potentially exacerbating the biological invasion problem. Despite limitations inherent to CITES and GBIF data, our findings suggest that the current European legislation has not been effective in mitigating T. scripta invasions and may have unintentionally contributed to the introduction of other invasive turtles. We recommend that the European Union develop invasive species lists tailored to each biogeographic regions of Europe to enhance the effectiveness of legislation.

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El estudio, extrapolable a otras especies, analiza el efecto de las carreteras

Red-eared sliders (RES; Trachemys scripta elegans) are a globally invasive species that can impact native chelonian populations through resource competition and disease introduction. In Cook County, I...

Seminario Internacional “Enerxía Eólica Mariña, Gobernanza e Protección do Medio Mariño"

Velaquí a vindeira actividade no marco da nosa iniciativa “Falando de natureza”. Nesta ocasión faremos unha viaxe imaxinaria ata Ourense, para falar da que ata 1958 foi unha das lagoas máis extensas d...

Dos libros ilustrados para conocer los parajes naturales de Galicia y Euskal Herria y cultivar el cariño y cuidado por nuestros entorno.

SEO/BirdLife, ADENEX, Ecologistas en Acción, Ecologistas Extremadura, GRUS, AMUS y SEZ denuncian graves consecuencias si se aplican algunas de las medidas de urgencia aprobadas por la Junta de Extrema...

And it's going to keep wrecking the natural world--till we stop paying for it.

El plan de conservación de esta especie ha encendido un fuego cruzado en el campo: mientras científicos y ecologistas reclaman medidas urgentes para salvarla, Vox agita el miedo entre los agricultores...

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