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Chapter: 1
The IPBES Thematic Assessment of Invasive Alien Species and their Control was accepted and its summary for policymakers was approved at the tenth session of the IPBES Plenary, held in Bonn, Germany from 28 August - 2 September 2023. The Thematic Assessment of Invasive Alien Species and their Control is the result of four years of work by 86 experts from 49 countries, and synthesizes information from over 13,000 references into a comprehensive scientific assessment and concise summary document for policy makers.
Chapter 1 introduces the concepts of invasive alien species and biological invasions.
Suggested citation: Roy, H. E., Pauchard, A., Stoett, P., Renard Truong, T., Lipinskaya, T., and Vicente, J. R. (2023). Chapter 1: Introducing biological invasions and the IPBES thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control. In: Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Roy, H. E., Pauchard, A., Stoett, P., and Renard Truong, T. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7430723
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Chapter: 1