[en] The economic costs, management and regulation of biological invasions in the Nordic countries
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Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society
Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance
Invasive species
Economic impact
Nordic countries
InvaCost
Knowledge gap
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Anglais
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Elsevier
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[en] A collective understanding of economic impacts and in particular of monetary costs of biological invasions is lacking for the Nordic region. This paper synthesizes findings from the literature on costs of invasions in the Nordic countries together with expert elicitation. The analysis of cost data has been made possible through the InvaCost database, a globally open repository of monetary costs that allows for the use of temporal, spatial, and taxonomic descriptors facilitating a better understanding of how costs are distributed. The total reported costs of invasive species across the Nordic countries were estimated at $8.35 billion (in 2017 US$ values) with damage costs significantly outweighing management costs. Norway incurred the highest costs ($3.23 billion), followed by Denmark ($2.20 billion), Sweden ($1.45 billion), Finland ($1.11 billion) and Iceland ($25.45 million). Costs from invasions in the Nordics appear to be largely underestimated. We conclude by highlighting such knowledge gaps, including gaps in policies and regulation stemming from expert judgment as well as avenues for an improved understanding of invasion costs and needs for future research.
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Journal of Environmental Management
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HAL
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Citation bibliographique
Melina Kourantidou, Laura N H Verbrugge, Phillip J Haubrock, Ross N Cuthbert, Elena Angulo, et al.. The economic costs, management and regulation of biological invasions in the Nordic countries. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022, 324, pp.116374. [10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116374]. [hal-03860518]
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[en] The economic costs, management and regulation of biological invasions in the Nordic countries,
dans Études nordiques,
consulté le 17 Juillet 2025, https://etudes-nordiques.cnrs.fr/s/numenord/item/18266