Fuel crops 'pose invasion risk'

[Aurora]

BBC News - 20/05/08

Nations should avoid planting biofuel crops that have a high risk of becoming invasive species, a report warns.

A study by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) said only a few countries have systems in place to assess the risk or contain an outbreak.

It has listed all the crops used to produce biofuels, and urged governments to only select low-risk varieties.

The global cost of tackling invasive species costs $1.4 trillion (?700bn) each year, the report estimates.

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[RenewableCandy]

Sorry I thought the headline meant some foreign army would come along and nick it all...