The Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain Annexes 1 and 2 F. Williams, R. Eschen, A. Harris, D. Djeddour, C. Pratt, R.S. Shaw, S. Varia, J. Lamontagne-Godwin, S.E. Thomas, S.T. Murphy CAB/001/09 September 2010 1 www.cabi.org KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE NNS costs Introductory Section Invasive non-native species are non-native animals or plants that have the ability to spread causing damage to the environment, the economy, our health and the way we live. These can include animals and plants that have been here a long time such as the rabbit, the brown rat, and Rhododendron, as well as more recent arrivals. The economic impact of invasive non-native species is unknown. Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government have asked CABI to undertake this research into the economic costs of invasive non-native species to the GB economy and to various sectors. We have been asked to provide estimates not only for direct costs e.g. containment, management, eradication and restoration but also less obvious costs, such as reduction in recreational revenue, additional flooding, reduction in biodiversity etc. You or your organisation have been identified as stakeholders for whom invasive non-native species either have a direct impact on activities or an indirect one. For example you may be involved in research on invasive non-native species or control invasive non-native species on behalf of clients or the public. There now follows a brief questionnaire which we hope will be relatively easy to complete. For reference click here for a list of some of the species which have been flagged through literature review. Please submit your response by Wednesday 25th November 2009. 1. In which country do you work? gfedc Scotland gfedc England gfedc Wales gfedc GB-wide 2. Which of the following sectors best captures your field of work? gfedc Agriculture, Horticulture, gfedc Flooding gfedc Research Forestry gfedc Land Management gfedc Tourism, Recreation gfedc Aquaculture gfedc Marine gfedc Transport gfedc Biodiversity & Conservation gfedc Quarantine & Surveillance gfedc Utilities gfedc Construction & Development Other (please specify) Page 1 NNS costs *3. We are aware that people have different levels of involvement with invasive non-native species. Some respondents will be directly involved in the clearance, control, eradication, awareness raising of invasive non-native species for themselves or their clients. Others may be involved in invasive non-native species research or other activities that do not have a direct or immediate effect on invasive non- native species. Please choose the appropriate response below to direct you to the correct section of the questionnaire. Please note that you will be given the opportunity to fill out all sections of the questionnaire that are relevant to you. nmlkj Invasive non-native species have a direct impact on me, my clients or taxpayers nmlkj Invasive non-native species don't have a direct impact on me but I have a quantifiable knowledge of invasive non-native species through research or otherwise nmlkj Invasive non-native species have no relevance to me Page 2 NNS costs Research costs We would like to capture the costs of invasive non-native species work that is not directly related to control, eradication etc. In particular we are interested in the cost of projects, research etc. that focus on invasive non- native species, but do not undertake any direct management work. 1. Which of the following sectors benefit from your work? gfedc Agriculture, Horticulture, gfedc Construction & Development gfedc Quarantine & Surveillance Forestry gfedc Flooding gfedc Tourism, Recreation gfedc Aquaculture gfedc Land Management gfedc Transport gfedc Biodiversity gfedc Marine gfedc Utilities gfedc Conservation Other (please specify) 2. Which species (or groups of species) do you work with / on / research / have information on? (Please list) m n 3. Please quantify how much your organisation spends (£) on invasive non-native species research per annum, including project work, invasive non-native species meetings, initiatives, answering queries and giving advice etc. nmlkj 0 nmlkj 10,000-25,000 nmlkj 250,000-500,000 nmlkj <1,000 nmlkj 25,000-50,000 nmlkj >500,000 nmlkj 1,000-5,000 nmlkj 50,000-100,000 nmlkj 5,000-10,000 nmlkj 100,000-250,000 Please indicate whether this figure represents the costs for an individual, a team division or the organisation as a whole. 4. Please quantify in addition how many days both staff and volunteers, spent on invasive non-native species work per year. nmlkj 0-10 nmlkj 50-100 nmlkj 500-1000 nmlkj 10-25 nmlkj 100-200 nmlkj >1000 nmlkj 25-50 nmlkj 200-500 Page 3 NNS costs 5. Please separate these total costs by species if possible. m n *6. Would you like to add details about any management costs or indirect (e.g. increased flooding, soil erosion etc.) costs that you incur? nmlkj Yes nmlkj No nmlkj I have already completed the section on management costs Page 4 NNS costs Direct impact details In order to estimate the costs of invasive non-native species we need a few details about the area that you manage or are responsible for. 1. Please state the location(s) which you are reporting on (e.g. National Park, Nature Reserve, development site, a specific river catchment etc). m n 2. Please state the type of habitat you are reporting on (e.g. river catchment, SSSI, roads, construction site etc.) m n 3. How many hectares are you reporting on? *4. Are you providing information about the economic costs you or your organisation incurs annually on invasive non-native species as a total cost, or as costs broken down by species or species type (e.g. aquatic plants)? nmlkj Total costs nmlkj Costs by species or species type/ taxon Page 5 NNS costs Total costs The ultimate goal of this research is to come up with a total figure for the costs of invasive non- native species to the GB economy. We recognise that it may be difficult to separate this out for individual species or types of species so this page focuses on annual figures or estimates for all invasive non-native species that you manage. 1. If it is difficult to separate out invasive non-native species from all species that your organisation controls with the same management practice then please estimate the proportion that are invasive non-native species, e.g. invasive non-native species make up 70% of the weeds that are controlled on our / my etc land. m n 2. What are your annual direct costs on the management of invasive non- native species? (If you only know the total spend then please complete the final column.) Material, equipment, Labour (staff /volunteer days, Total management costs (£, transport (£, annually) annually) annually) Awareness raising n n n Containment, control n n n Desk based work e.g. n n n admin, public enquiries & advice Eradication n n n Increased n n n infrastructure maintenance costs Prevention n n n Project management n n n Restoration n n n Please add any comments or clarification m n Page 6 NNS costs 3. Invasive non-native species may also cause indirect costs such as those below. Please provide estimates for these lost benefits on an annual basis (£). 500- 1,000- 5,000- 10,000- 25,000- 50,000- 100,000- 1-500 >500,000 1,000 5,000 10,000 25,000 50,000 100,000 500,000 Reduced carrying nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj capacity e.g. people/ vehicles/ livestock Reduced profit nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Reduced visitor income nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Reduction in jobs or nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj recruitment Reduction in nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj yield/productivity Please add any other indirect costs that you are aware of, and any comments or clarification m n 4. The presence of invasive non-native species may cause further effects on the environment, such as those below. Please estimate the additional costs that you incur due to invasive non-native species (£). 500- 1,000- 5,000- 10,000- 25,000- 50,000- 100,000- 1-500 >500,000 1,000 5,000 10,000 25,000 50,000 100,000 500,000 Increased access costs nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Increased erosion nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Increased flooding nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Increased health and nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj safety costs Increased siltation nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Reduced aesthetic value nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Reduced biodiversity nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj Reduced drought nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj tolerance Please specify any other costs due to invasive non-native species, or any comments m n *5. Would you like to add costs by species? nmlkj Yes nmlkj No Page 7 NNS costs Details of Species 1 You may add details for up to five species or species type/ taxa on these pages. *1. Please identify the species (or groups of species) you are reporting on. 2. What are your annual direct costs on the management of invasive non- native species? (If you only know the total spend then please complete the final column.) Material, equipment, Labour (staff /volunteer days, Total management costs (£, transport (£, annually) annually) annually) Awareness raising n n n Containment, control n n n Desk based work e.g.