OneBiosecurity systems and technology for people, places and pathways
| Name: | OneBiosecurity systems and technology for people, places and pathways |
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| Researchers: |
Novoa Perez Ana (national coordinator) Pyšek Petr (national coordinator) Castillo Castillo María Loreto (member of of research group) Pipek Pavel (member of of research group) |
| Provider: | EU |
| Number: | 101180559 |
| Web: | https://onestop-project.eu/ |
| Realization from: | 2025 |
| Realization to: | 2028 |
| Summary: | OneSTOP will pioneer an innovative and joined-up approach to biosecurity for terrestrial invasive alien species (IAS), strengthening the interconnections between animal, plant, human, and environmental health. OneSTOP will harness current technologies and citizen science while overcoming challenges posed by dispersed and fragmentary processes, policies, and knowledge to deliver methods for identification, early detection, and surveillance of IAS. The project aims to achieve transformative results to minimize the introduction, establishment, spread, and impact of IAS by integrating cutting-edge detection methods underpinned by risk prioritization and robust scenario modelling. By adopting such a holistic approach, OneSTOP will establish a strategy to achieve progress in detecting, eradicating, and controlling invasive alien animals and plants, ultimately contributing to a more secure and resilient environment. The approach is based on four pillars: detection, prioritization, dissemination, and sociopolitical action. By integrating advanced detection methods with codeveloped dissemination and prioritization tools, we will deliver a comprehensive approach to addressing terrestrial IAS in Europe and beyond. The goal is to ensure these innovative methods are accessible and effective with far-reaching benefits, including informed decision-making across the human, animal, plant, and environmental health sectors. The IBOT team will lead research on advanced culturomics dedicated to extracting data on the occurrence and traits of IAS from social media and other digital sources and using these same data sources to discern human interest and perceptions towards IAS. We will use internet salience as a proxy of human interest, apply sentiment analysis tools to understand public perceptions towards IAS, and reveal potential opportunities for policy and awareness campaigns. We will also be involved in work packages dealing with iEcology, and citizen science and how they can be used to achieve project goals. |