An international team, led by our colleague Phillip J. Haubrock, has examined the costs caused by invasive species in Europe. In their study, published last week in the specialist Journal “NeoBiota”, they showed that in the period from 1960 to 2020, damage of more than 116.61 billion euros was caused by non-native species in European countries. According to the researchers, expenditure has increased tenfold every decade – and the real costs are probably many times higher.
Detailed information can be found in the original article: Haubrock et al., 2021. Economic costs of invasive alien species across Europe. NeoBiota 67: 153–190.
Distribution of invasive species costs in Europe by a) type of cost and b) impacted sector.
