The first set of six biodiversity cartoons for 2019 to usher in the New Year. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here.
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Less affluent countries more prone to damage caused by biological invasions despite lower trade volume
Non-native species introduced mainly via increasing trade of goods and services have huge economic, health, and environmental costs. These ‘biological invasions’ involve the intentional or unintentional transport and release of species beyond their native biogeographical ranges, facilitating their potential spread. Over the last few decades, invasive species have incurred an average cost of at least…
ConservationBytes.com 
It’s hard putting a ‘like’ on a bleak series such as this, that they strike a chord with so many shows with what disdain we have all learned to treat the State\banks and Academia – ER and similar movements seem the only way forward.
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