Biological Invasions Network of India | Research | Policy | Communication | Management | Restoration | Led by Ninad Mungi, Monica Kaushik, Rajat Rastogi
Joined April 2022
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Bioinvasions India retweeted
#WATCH Imphal, Manipur: Despite social media buzz, the blooming of water hyacinths in Lamphelpat has raised environmental concerns.
Manipur University PhD scholar Namirkpam Rakesh says, "...the roots of these plants can absorb heavy metals and oil from the water... This plant can grow rapidly, and one plant can produce 100 offspring in 23 days... Its increasing numbers can impact the ecology of the water..." (23.05)
Bioinvasions India retweeted
Why has Madras High Court ordered eradication of seemai karuvelam?
✍🏼 @imranhindu
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Bioinvasions India retweeted
पिछले कुछ दशकों में प्रोसोपिस जूलिफ्लोरा (विलायती बबूल) ने पश्चिमी भारत के रेगिस्तानी और घासभूमि क्षेत्रों के स्थानीय इकोसिस्टम को गंभीर नुकसान पहुंचाया है।
इस विदेशी प्रजाति ने स्थानीय वनस्पतियों को समाप्त कर जैव विविधता, चरागाहों और पर्यावरणीय संतुलन के सामने बड़ी चुनौती खड़ी कर दी है।
सरकारों द्वारा समय-समय पर इसे रोकने, नए पौधे नहीं लगाने एवं पूर्व में लगे पौधों को हटाने के निर्णय भी लिए गए, लेकिन जमीनी स्तर पर अपेक्षित परिणाम अभी तक दिखाई नहीं दे रहे हैं।
ऐसे में कच्छ में स्थापित भारत के पहले “ग्रीन मेथेनॉल प्लांट” की पहल एक सकारात्मक और दूरदर्शी कदम है, जहां इसी विलायती बबूल का उपयोग ग्रीन फ्यूल बनाने में किया जाएगा। यह मॉडल पर्यावरण संरक्षण, जैव विविधता बचाने और वैकल्पिक ऊर्जा उत्पादन तीनों क्षेत्रों में एक साथ समाधान प्रस्तुत करता है।
राजस्थान और विशेषकर पश्चिमी राजस्थान के क्षेत्रों में भी इस प्रकार के नवाचारों पर गंभीरता से कार्य करने की आवश्यकता है, ताकि एक ओर इस आक्रामक प्रजाति से मुक्ति मिले और दूसरी ओर ऊर्जा एवं रोजगार के नए अवसर भी विकसित हो सकें।
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Bioinvasions India retweeted
🌿 New publication!
India’s Protected Areas are under growing pressure from invasive plants. @wii_india new article ‘Plant invasion in protected areas: case studies and insights from India’ reports 41 major invasive plant species across 54 PAs in 09 Biogeographic Zones of India, and identifies invasion hotspots. We outline key knowledge gaps and research priorities for better invasion management in the country.
🌱 Read more: link.springer.com/article/10…
trebuchet.public.springernat…
@moefcc @wii_india @SACONCoimbatore @GobindsagarBha1 @RuchiBadola2 @tweetmegha @sipuwildlife @amitwii
Bioinvasions India retweeted
Briefing on our new paper: Invasive plants and global changes are degrading biodiverse habitats of tigers🐅, and threatening livelihoods of the marginalized and nature-dependent people. The scale of impacts far exceed the management scale, needing urgent and effective policies
Bioinvasions India retweeted
A successful story of #invasive #species removal and #ecosystemrestoration ;;
Worth replicating elsewhere
In one of India’s largest ecosystem restoration efforts, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is reclaiming forests from invasive species and reviving habitats for wildlife to flourish. Already 34,710 hectares have been restored , including 26,735 ha of Lantana camara, 4,685 ha of Prosopis juliflora, 1,327 ha of Wattle, and 1,963 ha of Senna spectabilis. This strengthens native vegetation restoring the right of wild animals to roam freely. With the full removal of Senna spectabilis targeted this year, Tamil Nadu is moving decisively toward ecological renewal. The entire operation is tracked through a dedicated geo-tagged restoration dashboard, ensuring scientific precision at scale #ecosystemrestoration #invasiveremoval @Krish_TNIE @IndianExpress @tnforestdept
Bioinvasions India retweeted
When forests are freed from invasive species the biggest win is for the biodiversity and wildlife. TN Forest team has documented wildlife returning to areas cleared from invasives #invasives #TNForest #SatyamangalamTigerReserve
In one of India’s largest ecosystem restoration efforts, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is reclaiming forests from invasive species and reviving habitats for wildlife to flourish. Already 34,710 hectares have been restored , including 26,735 ha of Lantana camara, 4,685 ha of Prosopis juliflora, 1,327 ha of Wattle, and 1,963 ha of Senna spectabilis. This strengthens native vegetation restoring the right of wild animals to roam freely. With the full removal of Senna spectabilis targeted this year, Tamil Nadu is moving decisively toward ecological renewal. The entire operation is tracked through a dedicated geo-tagged restoration dashboard, ensuring scientific precision at scale #ecosystemrestoration #invasiveremoval @Krish_TNIE @IndianExpress @tnforestdept
Bioinvasions India retweeted
Invasive alien plants are spreading across India at unprecedented speed — invading 15,500 km² of natural areas each year and putting millions at risk. New paper warns losses already top Rs 8,30,000 crore
shorturl.at/jLNec
🖋️ @himanshujourno
Bioinvasions India retweeted
Our longitudinal study from India shows that 21st-century global changes have accelerated plant invasions; together affecting ecosystems, tiger habitats, and millions of people. We map risk hotspots to guide restoration for nature and people
Paper: 2cm.es/1fBlH
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Some media coverage on our recent study on the tropics
Climate change + wildfires + landuse change + rising trade + biodiversity loss = novel ecosystems shaped by alien species
@EconovoAU @JCSvenning
Full paper: rdcu.be/ev5w1
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Bioinvasions India retweeted
The #TamilNadu government has informed the #MadrasHighCourt that 517 villages spread across 32 districts have become free of #seemaikaruvelam (prosopis juliflora), an exotic and invasive plant species considered harmful to the ecology, reports @imranhindu.
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Bioinvasions India retweeted
Tune into The Hindu’s In Focus podcast featuring wildlife ecologist, Dr Abi Tamim Vanak, as he unpacks the feasibility of putting all street dogs in a shelter, the science of rabies control and what India’s policy needs to get right to protect both people and animals.
Listen now: thehindu.com/podcast/indias-…
#RabiesPrevention #StrayDogs #PublicHealth #AnimalWelfare #InFocusPodcast #TheHindu
Bioinvasions India retweeted
Down To Earth [@down2earthindia] talks to @sumitdookia on whether there is a link between the decline of the vulture and the rise of the dog as India's preeminent predator/scavenger
@himanshujourno
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Bioinvasions India retweeted
An excellent summary of our recent paper in @NatRevBiodiv
“Invasions can trigger wildfires in forests such as Amazon, adding to the rising atmospheric CO2 levels - which may in turn promote woody invasions elsewhere like in African savannas”
Paper: nature.com/articles/s44358-0…
Alien plant species, introduced by humans directly or indirectly in different geographical regions of the world, are now spreading at an unprecedented pace, reshaping tropical ecosystems globally
🖊️ @himanshujourno
downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-…
Bioinvasions India retweeted
Alien plant species, introduced by humans directly or indirectly in different geographical regions of the world, are now spreading at an unprecedented pace, reshaping tropical ecosystems globally
🖊️ @himanshujourno
downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-…
Bioinvasions India retweeted
New paper: Alien plants interact with land-use change, climate change, and defaunation to reshape ecosystems, often catalyzing the emergence of novel ecosystems
Globally, tropics are at the forefront of such transformations @NatRevBiodiv @JCSvenning
nature.com/articles/s44358-0…
Bioinvasions India retweeted
🐸 A new study reveals that the Asian black-spined toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, has since expanded across ecosystems far from its South Asian origins leading to destabilizing biodiversity.
🔗 Find out more:
go.nature.com/4lNUBtm
#NatureIndia
@ChrisDufresnes @Sally_Wren_
Bioinvasions India retweeted
New paper @PaN_BES: We define Nature-based Solutions and societal adaptations to biological invasions. Solutions must go beyond just removal, particularly at scales with societal trade-offs. We show how to build resilient ecosystems in a globalized world @ninad_mungi @JCSvenning
New paper @PaN_BES: We define Nature-based Solutions and societal adaptations to biological invasions. Solutions must go beyond just removal, particularly at scales with societal trade-offs. We show how to build resilient ecosystems in a globalized world
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Bioinvasions India retweeted
In this commentary, alumnus @divyajyoti97 argues how invasive species aren't just an ecological issue. In India's Banni grasslands there is need to consider human livelihoods & community impact rb.gy/cc4acb @MSc_Wildlife
Bioinvasions India retweeted
New paper @PaN_BES: We define Nature-based Solutions and societal adaptations to biological invasions. Solutions must go beyond just removal, particularly at scales with societal trade-offs. We show how to build resilient ecosystems in a globalized world
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…