EU to agree on legislation on Invasive Species?

We have plenty of problems with invasive plants in Bexley, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed and some wetland species.

Umbrella conservation group Birdlife report on how the EU law to address Invasive Alien Species is high on the policy agenda in Brussels. After many ups and downs, the three EU institutions seem to have found a compromise on common rules which could halt the environmental, economic and health damages caused by animals and plants introduced to Europe.

http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/eu-finally-addressing-threat-invasive-alien-species

Himalayan Balsam; an introduced invasive plant species

Himalayan Balsam; an introduced invasive plant species

 
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