Global framework for communication of biological invasion risks

Bibtex

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title = "Global framework for communication of biological invasion risks",
abstract = "Biological invasions, driven by the spread of non-native species, have become a critical global issue because of their far-reaching ecological and socioeconomic impacts. Effective communication of the risks of biological invasions is essential for implementing robust policy and legislation and gaining public support for conservation efforts. However, current policies often suffer from fragmentation and ineffectiveness, largely due to inadequate risk communication and complex multilevel governance. To address this challenge, we develop a global framework designed to enhance clearer communication about biological invasion risks. The framework contextualizes key terms across three domains in invasion science: species invasiveness, risk analysis, and decision support tools. Using both diffusionof- English and ecology-of-language paradigms, and following a three-step process involving preliminary consensus, AI querying, and ground-truthing with final consensus, we validate the framework in 70 non-English languages which, together with English, have official status in at least one country and collectively cover all 195 countries worldwide. Our findings reveal that while terminology for risk analysis is well established, terminology for species invasiveness and, especially, for decision support tools remains underdeveloped in many languages, hindering effective communication and policy implementation. Our framework underscores the importance of cultural and political neutrality. By promoting clearer risk communication among scientists, policymakers, and the public globally, we aim to reduce policy fragmentation and foster enhanced collaboration in risk mitigation. We recommend expanding multilingual decision support tools to include the full risk analysis process: risk identification, risk assessment, and risk management. This will support intergovernmental mitigation efforts and promote a unified global response to biological invasions.",
author = "Lorenzo Vilizzi and Vettath Raghavan Suresh and Daniela Giannetto and Jeffrey E. Hill and Wesley M. Daniel and João Gama Monteiro and Lennart Edsman and Hassan sh Abdirahman Elmi and Ahmed Ibrahim Awale and Elnaz Najafi-Majd and Ramazan Mammadov and Sapto Andriyono and Djumanto Djumanto and Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai and Abdulwakil O. Saba and Belma Kalamujic Stroil and Avdul Adrović and Anna Vila-Gispert and Dani Boix and Oldřich Kopecký and Vilém Pavlů and Dragana Milošević and Danka Caković and Henrik Holbech and Kim Lundgreen and Juliane Lukas and Harald Ahnelt and Merike Linnamagi and Mehis Rohtla and David Almeida and Roberto Mendoza and Allan S. Gilles Jr. and Richard Thomas D. pavia Jr. and Elisabeth Knudsen and Leivur Janus Hansen and Philippe Goulletquer and Amelia Curd and Ivan Špelić and Jón Einar Jónsson and Höskuldur Thráinsson and Angela Boggero and Mihails Pupins and Artūrs Škute and Lukas Petrulaitis and Ilona Jukoniene and Gábor Herczeg and Árpád Ferincz and Hugo Verreycken and Rob S.E.W. Leuven and Martin Malmstrøm and Gaute Velle and Trobjon Makhkamov and Akramjon Yuldashev and Dariusz Pietraszewski and Lidia Marszal and João Canning-Clode and Mariele Pasuch de Camargo and Cristina Preda and Daniyar Memedemin and Rigers Bakiu and Silvia Bakiu and Kristína Slovák Švolíková and Barbora Števove and Luka Duniš and Petra Kristan and Predrag Simonović and Radoslav Dekić and Riikka Puntila-Dodd and Miia Jauni and Karin H. Olsson and Kieu Anh T. Ta and Thuyet D. Bui and Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu and Sevan Ağdamar and Bahadir Yuldashov and Peyzulla Khydyrov and Leonidas Vardakas and Nicholas Koutsikos and Costas Perdikaris and Dzmitry Lukashanets and Oleg Borodin and Eliza Uzunova and Dimitriy Dashinov and Georgii Lazkov and Myskalai Ganybaeva and Daniya Ualiyeva and Raushan Zharmukhametova and Milica Ristovska and Aleksandra Cvetkovska Gjorgjievska and Burenbaatar Ganbaatar and Solongo Khadbaatar and Vadim E Panov and Oleh Marenkov and Nurali Saidov and Mekhrovar Okhonniyozov and Yuriy Kvach and Volodymyr Yuryshynets and Marine Arakelyan and Hasmik Khachatryan and Levan Mumladze and Bella Japoshvili and Renanel Pickholtz and Tal Gavriel and Usman Atique and Muhammad Altaf and Sonia Iqbal and Zainab Al-Wazzan and Sahar Chebaane and Mohammad Hamid Hamdard and Abdul Rahman Osmani and Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas and Jamileh Javidpour and Mariyam Nashath and Faruhana Abdullah and Hari Prasad Sharma and Bharat Babu Shrestha and Vandana Vibhakaran and Shams M. Galib and Md. abdul Gofur Khan and Udaya Priyantha Kankanamge Epa and Nadiya Cassim and Mahanama De Zoysa and Ratcha Chaichana and Kamalaporn Kanongdate and Nyein Chan and La Minn ko Ko and Jigdrel Dorji and Chhimi Dorji and Khamla Inkhavilay and Chanhvilay Somvongsa and Kim Soben and Yutha Nida and Yohannes B. Tesfay and Bikila W. Dullo and Chulhong Oh and Youngjun Park and Shan Li and Hui Wei and Akihiko Koyama and Atsuhiko Isobe and Marina Piria",
year = "2026",
month = mrt,
day = "01",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2026.17.1.01",
language = "Nederlands",
publisher = "REABIC",
address = "België,
type = "Other"
}

Auteurs

Lorenzo Vilizzi
Vettath Raghavan Suresh
Daniela Giannetto
Jeffrey E. Hill
Wesley M. Daniel
João Gama Monteiro
Lennart Edsman
Hassan sh Abdirahman Elmi
Ahmed Ibrahim Awale
Elnaz Najafi-Majd
Ramazan Mammadov
Sapto Andriyono
Djumanto Djumanto
Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai
Abdulwakil O. Saba
Belma Kalamujic Stroil
Avdul Adrović
Anna Vila-Gispert
Dani Boix
Oldřich Kopecký
Vilém Pavlů
Dragana Milošević
Danka Caković
Henrik Holbech
Kim Lundgreen
Juliane Lukas
Harald Ahnelt
Merike Linnamagi
Mehis Rohtla
David Almeida
Roberto Mendoza
Allan S. Gilles Jr.
Richard Thomas D. pavia Jr.
Elisabeth Knudsen
Leivur Janus Hansen
Philippe Goulletquer
Amelia Curd
Ivan Špelić
Jón Einar Jónsson
Höskuldur Thráinsson
Angela Boggero
Mihails Pupins
Artūrs Škute
Lukas Petrulaitis
Ilona Jukoniene
Gábor Herczeg
Árpád Ferincz
Hugo Verreycken
Rob S.E.W. Leuven
Martin Malmstrøm
Gaute Velle
Trobjon Makhkamov
Akramjon Yuldashev
Dariusz Pietraszewski
Lidia Marszal
João Canning-Clode
Mariele Pasuch de Camargo
Cristina Preda
Daniyar Memedemin
Rigers Bakiu
Silvia Bakiu
Kristína Slovák Švolíková
Barbora Števove
Luka Duniš
Petra Kristan
Predrag Simonović
Radoslav Dekić
Riikka Puntila-Dodd
Miia Jauni
Karin H. Olsson
Kieu Anh T. Ta
Thuyet D. Bui
Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu
Sevan Ağdamar
Bahadir Yuldashov
Peyzulla Khydyrov
Leonidas Vardakas
Nicholas Koutsikos
Costas Perdikaris
Dzmitry Lukashanets
Oleg Borodin
Eliza Uzunova
Dimitriy Dashinov
Georgii Lazkov
Myskalai Ganybaeva
Daniya Ualiyeva
Raushan Zharmukhametova
Milica Ristovska
Aleksandra Cvetkovska Gjorgjievska
Burenbaatar Ganbaatar
Solongo Khadbaatar
Vadim E Panov
Oleh Marenkov
Nurali Saidov
Mekhrovar Okhonniyozov
Yuriy Kvach
Volodymyr Yuryshynets
Marine Arakelyan
Hasmik Khachatryan
Levan Mumladze
Bella Japoshvili
Renanel Pickholtz
Tal Gavriel
Usman Atique
Muhammad Altaf
Sonia Iqbal
Zainab Al-Wazzan
Sahar Chebaane
Mohammad Hamid Hamdard
Abdul Rahman Osmani
Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas
Jamileh Javidpour
Mariyam Nashath
Faruhana Abdullah
Hari Prasad Sharma
Bharat Babu Shrestha
Vandana Vibhakaran
Shams M. Galib
Md. abdul Gofur Khan
Udaya Priyantha Kankanamge Epa
Nadiya Cassim
Mahanama De Zoysa
Ratcha Chaichana
Kamalaporn Kanongdate
Nyein Chan
La Minn ko Ko
Jigdrel Dorji
Chhimi Dorji
Khamla Inkhavilay
Chanhvilay Somvongsa
Kim Soben
Yutha Nida
Yohannes B. Tesfay
Bikila W. Dullo
Chulhong Oh
Youngjun Park
Shan Li
Hui Wei
Akihiko Koyama
Atsuhiko Isobe
Marina Piria