Invasive species do not recognise national borders, and eradicating them requires effective collaboration between countries. Finland and Sweden are working well together. In the grey of November, it's a great time to reminisce about those sunny days of weeding and revisit the lessons learned from our trip to Umeå.
Nowadays, promoting biodiversity is an increasingly important part of companies’ sustainability work. There are various ways to get involved. Many companies have already put effort into eradicating invasive alien species and preventing their spread.
Garden lupin is threatening to take over the city’s biodiversity field in Suodenniemi, Sastamala. It’s difficult to eradicate the plant completely, but its spread can be controlled by regular removals.
What was a fashionable plant decades ago has become a long-term nuisance. In Sulkava, a hard-working team of volunteers are fighting the runaway plant together.
Persian hogweed thrives in Tromsø and is an integral part of the local culture. Bo Eide and his team are fighting relentlessly against this harmful invasive species.
In June 2024, a group of Nordic invasive alien species professionals attended the Barents IAS seminar in Rovaniemi. In addition to interesting presentations and a workshop, the participants had the opportunity to learn about various control methods and take part in traditional Finnish communal volunteer work.
In southern Finland, the Vehkalanmäki area in Vantaa is subject to patient conservation work to control overgrowth and, in particular, extensive garden lupin growth. A local nature enthusiast and the city have played an important role in maintaining the area's biodiversity.
The associations of Rural Women’s Advisory Organization (Maa- ja Kotitalousnaiset) all over Finland are taking actions against invasive alien plants on Impi’s name day on 11 June 2024. We challenge associations and citizens from Finland, Sweden and Norway to join us.
Grazing sheep are a great weapon against invasive alien species.
The village of Bugøynes in Northern Norway has understood that prevention is the most cost-effective method of managing invasive alien species. Thanks to the work of active enthusiasts, the village’s nature and population have been spared from the harmful impacts of hogweeds.
The invasive alien species Japanese rose is already familiar to many people. It spreads effectively, for example, to beaches where it replaces the native species. In the second part of this blog series, we follow the Japanese rose prevention work in the Otsolahti recreation area, where volunteers work for the second year in row.
Identify, control, and repeat are the cornerstones for eradicating invasive alien plant species. We can also increase the success of the control activities if the authorities, people, and organizations work together toward the same goal. This article is the first in a series of blog posts that introduce experiences and thoughts of IAS Heroes fighting against invasive alien species.
