Reducing the risk of the introduction and spread of Invasive Non Native Species to and within the river catchments of Yorkshire and across GB.

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项目编号	NE/P016766/1
	Reducing the risk of the introduction and spread of Invasive Non Native Species to and within the river catchments of Yorkshire and across GB.
	Alison Margaret Dunn
主持机构	University of Leeds
项目开始年	2017
	2017-06-01
项目结束日期	2020-05-31
资助机构	UK-NERC
项目类别	Research Grant
国家	英国
语种	英语
英文摘要	Invasive Non Native Species (INNS) are animals and plants that have been introduced (as a result of human activity) outside their normal range, and which have negative effects on our economy, biodiversity and even health. Aquatic ecosystems (rivers, streams, lakes) are particularly affected by INNS which may be spread by activities such as trade, transport and recreation. The cost to GB of INNS is ~£1.7bn per year (GB Non Native Species Secretariat). Once INNS become established in a river, it is often difficult and expensive to manage them. It is far more cost effective to prevent their introduction in the first place, and to prevent the wider spread of INNS that have established. Such prevention is termed biosecurity. Good biosecurity to prevent the introduction and spread of INNS is a core requirement of the recent EU legislation on Invasive Species and of the GB Invasive Non Native Species strategy. AIM The aim of this proposal is to reduce the risk of the introduction and spread of aquatic INNS in Yorkshire (medium term) and the UK (long term). We will use results from recent research at the University of Leeds and work with project partners from government, charities and business to develop good biosecurity practice in the day-to-day activities of partner organisations as well as the wider community. OBJECTIVES - Identify key invasion pathways by which INNS may arrive - Establish good biosecurity practice/protocols for a range of activities - Develop a biosecurity risk assessment process for events/projects/sites/activities - Promote and disseminate training materials on biosecurity and evaluate uptake and effectiveness. OUR PROJECT PARTNERS ARE: Members of the Yorkshire Dales INNS strategy steering group: The Environment Agency (EA), Yorkshire Water (YW), Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT), Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NAONB), Natural England (NE), Forestry Commission (FC), Nationl Trust (NT), Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (YDRT), Ribble Rivers Trust (RRT), Dales to Vale River Network (DVRN) Other partners: Yorkshire Invasive Species Forum (YISF), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). The project also has the support of the GB Non Native Species Secretariat. OUTCOMES The outcomes that we envisage from this project are twofold; 1) improved regional biosecurity practice adopted by our project partners; 2) improvement of INNS biosecurity nationally through adoption of evidence informed approaches and policy. Both have the impacts of reducing risks and associated costs to our biodiversity and economy of INNS introduction and spread
来源学科分类	Natural Environment Research
文献类型	项目
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/86710
专题	环境与发展全球科技态势
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alison Margaret Dunn.Reducing the risk of the introduction and spread of Invasive Non Native Species to and within the river catchments of Yorkshire and across GB..2017.