Mr. Speaker, today I am tabling the Bill entitled the Invasive Aliens Species Act 2021; legislation that will greatly enhance the island’s biosecurity against the introduction and spread of pest species.
Mr. Speaker, Invasive alien species, are “plants, animals, pathogens and other organisms that are non-native to an ecosystem, and which may cause economic or environmental harm or adversely affect human health. In particular, they negatively impact local ecosystems and ecosystem functions through competition, predation, or transmission of pathogens”.