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RIPARIAS: Invasive alien aquatic and riparian plant species – Best management practice guide

Issue – The European LIFE RIPARIAS project focuses on the management and control of different invasive alien aquatic and riparian plants and invasive alien crayfish species. To help field workers recognize these invasive species, the project developed guides with useful visual identification sheets.

Since 2021, the VMM has been working within the European LIFE RIPARIAS project to control and contain various invasive riparian plants and crayfish species to protect Flanders’ native nature and biodiversity. 

RIPARIAS developed guides to identify and best manage these species.

The ‘Invasive alien aquatic and riparian plant species – Best management practice guide’ focuses on management practices to maintain and control the invasive alien riparian plant species.

If you work in the field, be sure to download the guide and help curb invasive species. If you have spotted an invasive alien species, you can report it via different platforms, such as observation.org or inaturalist.org. This way, you can actively contribute to the protection of our ecosystems from invasive alien species.

More information on www.riparias.be

Patinet, M., Branquart, E. and Monty, A (2023). Invasive alien aquatic and riparian plant species – Best management practice guide. LIFE RIPARIAS project, 188p.

researchers: M. Patinet, E. Branquart, A. Monty


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