Invasive species have contributed to 60 per cent of global plant and animal extinctions and been the sole cause of 16 per cent
• Forty-five per cent of countries currently do not invest any resources in the management of invasive species.
Looking more broadly, the report says the world is undergoing a process of “biotic homogenization” as native species that have evolved to fill highly specific ecological niches are displaced by more generalist invaders. Overall, the report found that North America has the largest number of reported invasive species with 37 per cent of the global total.
He said that while the report laid out specific remedies that could be implemented to curb the problem, wealthy countries, including Canada, should be playing a leadership role in supporting the adoption of those solutions.
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