Research and analysis

Invasive non-native species: challenges for the water environment

The impacts of invasive non-native species on the water environment, current control measures and future challenges and approaches.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 22 October 2021

Applies to England

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Invasive non-native species: challenges for the water environment

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Details

An update to this narrative in planned by 31 December 2025.

This report summaries the issues around invasive non-native species, including:

• evidence for the scale of the problem
• impacts on the water environment
• interactions between invasive non-native species
• current actions to address the challenge
• future challenges and proposed outcomes

Published 22 October 2021