Alien (species) vs plants: beware of the invaders
Science on the Menu: A Food Safety Podcast by EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
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🗓️ 18 December 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Invasive alien species can cause serious problems when they enter new territories, for example as pests in agriculture and forestry. In this episode, we shine a spotlight on our work on plant health and the risks posed by these unwelcome guests. Join our scientific experts Agata Kaczmarek and Sara Tramontini, and communications expert Irene Zanetti, as we explore the stealthy invaders that can infiltrate our landscapes, and the impact they can have. You will also learn about EFSA's Plant Health for Life campaign and the practical steps that each of us can take to help protect the environment.
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| 0:00.0 | Science on the menu, a podcast by the European Food Safety Authority. |
| 0:19.5 | Hello and welcome to EFSA's podcast, Science on the Menu. |
| 0:24.4 | A very warm welcome to you. |
| 0:25.5 | My name is James Ramsey and the head of communications here at EFSA. |
| 0:28.9 | And today we're going to be talking about plant health and specifically about invasive alien species. |
| 0:34.7 | So if you want to know a bit more about that, and I can tell you now, |
| 0:38.1 | we're not talking about extraterrestrials, then do stay tuned. We have a slightly special set up for |
| 0:44.4 | the podcast today. We're going to split it into two parts. We're going to start with a broad look |
| 0:48.7 | at invasive alien species, and then we're going to talk in the second half of the podcast |
| 0:52.8 | about some of the communication efforts and awareness-ra raising efforts we're doing. So to begin with, we're joined by |
| 0:59.7 | one of our plant health experts, Sarah Tramontini. Sarah, a very warm welcome to you. Thank you for |
| 1:04.8 | being with us here today. Thank you very much, James. Let's start at the beginning, so to speak. So what do we |
| 1:10.6 | mean by plant health? And talk to us |
| 1:14.9 | also about invasive alien species, because this is what we want to really focus on today. |
| 1:21.7 | And, you know, if you're completely new to the subject, that might sound like something |
| 1:26.1 | completely, I don't know, |
| 1:27.7 | extraterrestrial, but it's not, is it? We're talking about insects or pests that can travel |
| 1:32.4 | around the world. Indeed, indeed. So the definition about invasive alien species is very |
| 1:37.7 | generic. It refers to the fact that there are some species of animal and plants that comes |
| 1:42.6 | from abroad and can have a strong impact to |
| 1:46.7 | our ecosystems, to our agriculture, etc. And that goes beyond the specific EFSA remit. |
| 1:53.2 | If we speak about what we do on invasive alien species here, what I do actually in pest risk |
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