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Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds

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Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds

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Mongabay reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Mongabay, which released it. The environmental impacts caused by invasive alien species are more severe in poor countries of Global South than wealthy countries of Global North, a new study finds. The study shatters a long-standing assumption that wealthier Global North countries suffer the worst effects of invasive alien species (IAS) and highlights weak governance and insufficient management capacity […] Original link: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/invasive-species-have-more-severe-environmental-impacts-in-global-south-study-finds/

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