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The study collates the opinion of various academicians and other stakeholders (social workers, policymakers, and officials of different governmental administrative agencies), working on varied aspects of invasive alien species within India. The study shows how the development of policy framework for invasive alien species can be inclusive through integration of opinions from different stakeholders. Adopting this framework is an important step to understand and manage the emerging problems of invasive alien species.
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We are grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions on the previous version of this manuscript. NG and KS thank University Grants Commission, India for Research Fellowship. GPS acknowledges funding support from Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, India. The authors thank Prof. A. S. Raghubanshi, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University for his insights. Insights gained during discussions with the distinguished invasion ecologists at workshop on “Economic and Ecological Impacts of Invasive Alien Species, 2018” coordinated by Prof. Anjana Dewanji, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India enriched ideation in the manuscript.
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Goyal, N., Krishna, S., Shah, K. et al. Integrating the biological invasion paradigm in the policy framework in India. Trop Ecol 62, 144–148 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-020-00117-2
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