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Towards a dedicated legislative instrument on

Invasive Alien Species

Health and Invasive Risks of Exotic Animals

Intergroup on the Welfare & Conservation of Animals

Strasbourg, 27 October 2011

http://biodiversity.europa.eu/


Introduction

The problem one major cause of biodiversity loss

no comprehensive EU instrument

rapidly growing driver of biodiversity loss

cost of inaction/delayed action >> cost of policy action

12 billion € /year >> 40-190 million € /year

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Transport across ecological barriers

Negative impacts on biodiversity, human health and the economy



New EU Biodiversity Strategy

Target 5, by 2020: IAS and pathways are identified and prioritized priority species are controlled or eradicated pathways are managed to prevent introduction and

establishment of new IAS

Actions: Action 15: Strengthen the EU Plant and Animal Health

Regimes - integrate additional biodiversity concerns into the Plant and Animal Health regimes by 2012

Action 16: Establish a dedicated instrument on Invasive Alien Species - fill policy gaps in combating IAS by developing a dedicated legislative instrument by 2012

Context



Convention on Biological Diversity

Three-stage hierarchical approach: Prevention Early detection and rapid eradication Control and/or containment

COP 10 Nagoya (18-29 October 2010) By 2020

IAS and pathways are identified and prioritized priority species are controlled or eradicated measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent IAS

introduction and establishment

Another relevant international process: Ballast Water Convention

Context


WILDLIFE TRADEREGULATION

Habitats and BirdsDirectives

Marine Strategy DIRECTIVE

Water Framework DIRECTIVE

AQUACULTURE REGULATION

ANIMAL HEALTH REGIME

PLANT HEALTH REGIME

IAS

UNDERGOING REVISION IN 2012

Action 15: Biodiversity concerns in EU Animal and Plant Health


State of play

2008 – Public consultation and working groups with Member States, stakeholders and experts

2008 - Communication “Towards an EU Strategy on Invasive Species”

2010 – Stakeholders Consultation

2010-2011 – Working groups with Member States, stakeholders and experts

All material available online:

http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/ias/library?l=/general_information&vm=detailed&sb=Title

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/invasivealien/index_en.htm

Action 16: Dedicated legislative instrument






Technical support

Baseline information:

IAS

10,961 alien species in the European environment

10-15 % are invasive

impacts of IAS

Preliminary estimate of cost of inaction: EUR 12 billion/year

Preliminary estimate of cost of action 40-190 million € /year

Dedicated legislative instrument



Technical support

Learning from experience:

Member State policies: fragmented and inconsistent, considerable policy gaps - scope for cost reduction

Other OECD countries: New-Zealand, Australia, US and Canada - better streamlined

MS and OECD-countries provide best practices to be considered at the EU-level

information on costs and benefits of IAS policy measures




Problem tree


Human travel Other trade

Release in the wild

Containedholding + escape

Contaminant in commodity+ escape

Stowaway in transport vector+ escape

Dispersal throughmanmadecorridor

Secondary dispersal in the environment

Loss of biodiversity

Loss of ecosystemservices

Damage to humanhealth

Damage to the economy

Damage to animal health (*)

Damage to plant health (*)

Species tradeInfrastructure

(*) e.g. allergies to livestock or agricultural weed




Solution tree

(1) Restrictions on trade/import/marketing/transport/holding

(3) Management of priority pathways

(4) Early warning rapid response system

Decreased damage

(5) Eradication, containment, control, restoration

General duty of care + liability

(2) Restrictions on release in the wild

A. Prevention

B. Earlywarning rapid response

C. Management…



From problems to solutions

A. Prevention1. Measures to trade/marketing/transport/holding

2. Restrictions on release in the wild

3. Pathway management

B. Early Warning and Rapid Response

C. Management and Restoration

Horizontal issues1. Communication and awareness raising

2. Liability and financing




Exotic animals and the IAS legislation

Pathways of introduction of IAS in general

Trade and travel: species trade, contaminated commodities,

stowaway and hitchhikers, dispersal through man-made corridors

Vertebrate animals

Intentional release:

Hunting/angling

Restoration/conservation

Aquaculture (regulated)

Unintentional release (escape):

Pets/ornamental

Zoos/aquaria

Farming




Terrestrial vertebrates – breakdown by pathway

Data from DAISIE project - http://www.europe-aliens.org/



Exotic animal – rules on trade, marketing, holding, releasing..

A. Prevention

In general no release into the wild

Considering exceptions or permit system for certain species

Trade/import/holding/marketing restrictions may be placed on the most harmful

IAS

Considering exceptions e.g. import or holding for ex-situ conservation, or

holding for pets already in possession

B. Early warning and rapid response

Surveillance needed for early warning and rapid response

Considering risk-oriented approach with focus around risk-areas

C. Management and restoration

Eradication, control or containment

with due consideration for animal welfare

All ideas still u

nder consideration!


Further planning

Working groups Public conslutation

Interservice consultation

Stakeholder consultation

Feedback fromCouncil, CoR and SEC

Technicalsupport

MemberState consultation

Proposal

Working groups

Commission Communication

Public consultation

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012


For updated information see:

DG Environment website


CIRCA http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/ias/library?l=/general_information&vm=detailed&sb=Title

Contacts: [email protected] [email protected]

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