International Legal Principles and Systems for Preventing and Controlling Biological Invasions

Abstract

As international trade is increasingly frequent, the introduction of species, intentional or unintentional, may pose a threat to the biosafety of countries. International cooperation is required to respond to biological invasions. International legal documents have specified the principles of prevention, risk prevention, the polluter pays and public participation, etc., supported by the systems of licensing and environmental impact assessment, and have pointed out the methods of liability bearing, compensation and remedies, in order to achieve the purpose of preventing and controlling biological invasions.