Responses to consultation on management of invasive alien species published

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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a summary of responses and the government’s response to its consultation on proposed management measures for invasive alien species (also known as invasive non-native species). Defra received 722 responses to the consultation. The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019, which came into force on 1 December 2019, requires management measures to be put in place for widely spread species of Union concern. These management measures are intended to minimise the effect these species have on biodiversity, related ecosystem services, human health and the economy.