Unevenly distributed biological invasion costs among origin and recipient regions

Globalization challenges sustainability by intensifying the ecological and economic impacts of biological invasions. These may be unevenly distributed worldwide, with costs disproportionately incurred a few regions. We identify cost distributions invasions among origin recipient countries continents, determine socio-economic biodiversity-related predictors dynamics. Using data filtered from InvaCost database, which inevitably includes geographic biases in reporting, we found that recorded costly invasive alien species have originated almost all regions, most frequently causing to Europe. In terms magnitude, reported monetary predominantly resulted origins Asia impacting North America. High linkages (flows) between species’ native their invaded were related proxies shared environments trade history. This pattern can partly attributed legacy colonial expansion patterns. The characterization ‘sender’ ‘receiver’ regions associated contribute more sustainable economies societies while protecting biodiversity informing biosecurity planning prioritization control efforts across invasion routes. globally, bearing cost. study identifies determines environmental