External news: “EU adopts innovative legislation on invasive species”

A short article about recent EU legislation on invasive species has been published in the November issue of Biological Invasions, entitled, “EU adopts innovative legislation on invasive species: a step towards a global response to biological invasions?“. Here the authors, Genovesi et al., discuss the new legislation, its main features, and potential impacts.

Genovesi P, Carboneras C, Vilà M, Walton P (2014) EU adopts innovative legislation on invasive species: a step towards a global response to biological invasions? Biological Invasions, DOI 10.1007/s10530-014-0817-8