One of the world’s largest longitudinal studies, conducted across India, reveals that global climate change in the twenty-first century has accelerated plant invasions. Climate change and invasive plants are disrupting ecosystems, including tiger habitats, and affecting millions of people. The study maps socioecological risk hotspots to guide restoration and safeguard biodiversity and livelihoods.
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This is a summary of: Mungi, N. A. et al. Socioecological risks amplified by rising plant invasions in India. Nat. Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1038/10.1038/s41893-025-01690-x (2025).
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Invasive plants, climate change and tigers. Nat Sustain 9, 22–23 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01695-6
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