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Prof. Bla Galil. Photo credit - M. Mendelssohn

Invasive species: a growing threat to biodiversity in the world and in Israel

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Says Prof. Bela Galil, a senior marine biologist who works as a researcher and curator at the Steinhardt Museum of Nature at Tel Aviv University. In addition, she was one of the three main authors of the chapter on "Effects of biological invasions on nature, nature's contribution to humanity and a good quality of life" in the report Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and System Services (IPBES) International
Rhopilema Akhziv is a migratory threadworm. Dr. Shavi Rothman, Tel Aviv University

Invasive species sponsored by humans are involved in 60% of plant and animal extinctions; The damage is estimated at about 423 billion dollars per year

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This is according to a report by the UN's IPBES committee, the equivalent of the IPCC that reports on the climate crisis
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