We accessed multiple global datasets of species distributions to compile, harmonize and integrate data of alien species distributions and their native ranges.

An alien species is an animal, plant, or other organism that is introduced by humans, either intentionally or unintentionally, into places outside its natural range.

Comparing the two documents reveals an important dif-ference in focus as regards biodiversity loss and species extinctions. With respect to biodiversity, the 1992 warning explicitly …

List of invasive alien species (top 10, by number of records of impacts assessed by IPBES Invasive Alien Species Report) causing the maximum impacts on nature in the terrestrial …

Invasive alien species are introduced species that become established in a new environment, then proliferate and spread in ways that are destructive to human interests and natural systems.

A recent report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) high-lighted that invasive alien species (IAS) pose major global threats to nature, …

Of the more than 37 000 alien species that have been introduced through various human activities, more than 3500 of these are harmful invasives. Approximately 200 new alien …