New task group to address data challenges revealed by IPBES assessment, national needs for tracking progress toward reducing impacts of invasive alien species

A new GBIF task group will address the urgent need for improved access to better data and information on invasive alien species in response to the landmark Invasive Alien Species Assessment approved by the the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) this month.

The report also identified the critical role that open and interoperable information systems can play in understanding biological invasions, supported by international cooperation and networking among governments, stakeholders.

For more information see GBIF ramps up support of information needed to tackle invasive alien species