@article{fdi:010091024,
  title = {{B}iological invasions as burdens to primary economic sectors},
  author = {{T}urbelin, {A}. {J}. and {H}udgins, {E}. {J}. and {C}atford, {J}. {A}. and {C}uthbert, {R}. {N}. and {D}iagne, {C}. and {K}ourantidou, {M}. and {R}oiz, {D}avid and {C}ourchamp, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}any human-introduced alien species economically impact industries worldwide. {M}anagement prioritisation and coordination efforts towards biological invasions are hampered by a lack of comprehensive quantification of costs to key economic sectors. {H}ere, we quantify and estimate global invasion costs to seven major sectors and unravel the introduction pathways of species causing these costs - focusing mainly on primary economic sectors: agriculture, fisheries and forestry. {F}rom 1970 to 2020, costs reported in the {I}nva{C}ost database as pertaining to {A}griculture, {F}isheries , and {F}orestry totaled $509 bn, $1.3 bn, and $134 bn, respectively (in 2017 {U}nited {S}tates dollars). {P}athways of costly species were diverse, arising predominantly from cultural and agricultural activities, through unintentional contaminants with trade, and often impacted different sectors than those for which species were initially introduced. {C}osts to {A}griculture were pervasive and greatest in at least 37 % (n = 46/123) of the countries assessed, with the {U}nited {S}tates accumulating the greatest costs for primary sectors ($365 bn), followed by {C}hina ($101 bn), and {A}ustralia ($36 bn). {W}e further identified 19 countries highly economically reliant on {A}griculture , {F}isheries , and {F}orestry that are experiencing massive economic impacts from biological invasions, especially in the {G}lobal {S}outh. {B}ased on an extrapolation to fill cost data gaps, we estimated total global costs ranging from at least $517 -1,400 bn for {A}griculture , $5.7 -6.5 bn for {F}isheries , and $142 -768 bn for {F}orestry , evidencing substantial underreporting in the {F}orestry sector in particular. {B}urgeoning global invasion costs challenge sustainable development and highlight the need for improved management action to reduce future impacts on industry. {S}ignificance: {W}ith rapidly rising biological invasion rates, efficient management is critical for economic and environmental impact mitigation. {S}pecifically, improved quantification of the economic cost of biological invasions to the world 's primary economic sectors could provide crucial information for policymakers who must prioritise actions to limit ongoing and future impacts. {W}e show that since 1970, over $600 bn in impacts has been incurred across {A}griculture , {F}isheries and {F}orestry , with the largest share reported in {A}griculture . {W}e further identify 19 countries, which rely heavily on primary sectors, facing comparatively high impacts from invasions, requiring urgent action. {H}owever, gaps in cost reporting across invasive taxa and countries suggest that these impacts are grossly underestimated. {P}roactive prioritisation by policymakers is needed to mitigate future impacts to primary sectors.},
  keywords = {{I}nva{C}ost ; {N}on-native species ; {M}onetary impact ; {A}griculture ; {F}orestry ; {F}isheries},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}nvironmental {C}hange : {H}uman and {P}olicy {D}imensions},
  volume = {87},
  numero = {},
  pages = {102858 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {0959-3780},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102858},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091024},
}