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Project shows 10% of exotic species in Catalonia are invasive
The data base of the research project EXOCAT, commissioned by the Catalonian government and coordinated by CREAF, has more than 1,100 exotic species registered in Catalonia, 111 of which are considered as invasive. This data base is a benchmark tool for improving policy on biological invasions and their control.
Invasion of the Asian hornet
“It spreads like wildfire,” says Joan Pino, CREAF Deputy Director, about the case of the Asian hornet. This invasive species arrived to Spain in 2010 from France and today it has become established across almost all of the Northern Iberian Peninsula. In April 2015 the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Environment drew up a plan for combatting this worrisome unwelcome guest.