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Invasive species cost the world at least $423 billion every year as they drive plant and animal extinctions, threaten food security and exacerbate environmental catastrophes across the globe, a major new United Nations-backed report has found.
Human activities have been responsible for introducing more than 37,000 alien species, including plants and animals, to different regions across the globe.
An international organization has produced a report on alien invasive species which says the global problem costs billions of dollars annually and is, in some cases, being worsened by climate change.
Invasive species have played a major role in 60% of known animal and plant extinctions, with a global economic impact that exceeded US$423 billion in 2019,