There are major deficiencies in current invasive species policies and programs that will inevitably result in further declines in biodiversity, which are likely to accelerate under climate change.
A much stronger focus on environmental biosecurity should be a top priority strategy for climate change adaptation.
We discuss and exemplify four types of interactions between climate change and invasive species: abiotic, biotic, anthrophogenic and carbon balance. Submission to inquiry by the House of Representative Standing Committee on Climate Change, Enviornment and the Arts.
Attachment 1 – Fact sheet: Climate change and invasive species
Attachment 2 – Fact sheet: Climate change and invasive animals
Attachment 3 – Fact sheet: Climate change and weeds