EICAT, a method to classify the alien species impacts
IUCN Global Standard for classifying the severity and type of impacts caused by alien species, known as the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).
To illustrate the problems of invasive species and the functioning of the EICAT method, an animation was produced available both in Italian and English.
The EICAT method allows to identify the alien species with the greatest impact, providing a basis to identify the priorities actions for for the prevention and mitigation of biological invasions effects.
The EICAT assessments will be included in the Global Invasive Species Database, GISD, hosted by ISPRA