Environmental changes due to non-native species introductions and translocations are a global concern. Whilst understanding the causes of bioinvasions is important, there is need for decision-support tools that facilitate effective communication of the potential risks of invasive non-native species to stakeholders. Decision-support tools have been developed mostly in English language only, which increases linguistic uncertainty associated with risk assessments undertaken by assessors not of English mother tongue and who need to communicate outcomes to local stakeholders. To reduce language-based uncertainty, the ‘ecology-of-language’ paradigm was applied when developing the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK), a decision-support tool that offers 32 languages in which to carry out screenings and communicate outcomes to stakeholders. Topics discussed include uncertainty related to language-specific issues encountered during the AS-ISK translation and the potential benefits of a multilingual decision-support tool for reducing linguistic uncertainty and enhancing communication between scientists, environmental managers, and policy and decision makers.

由于非本地物种的引进和易位引起的环境变化是全球关注的问题。尽管了解生物入侵的原因很重要，但仍需要决策支持工具，以促进与利益相关者有效地交流非本地入侵物种的潜在风险。决策支持工具主要仅使用英语开发，这增加了语言风险，这种不确定性与非英语母语的评估人员进行风险评估有关，评估人员需要将结果传达给当地利益相关者。为了减少基于语言的不确定性，在开发水生物种入侵筛选工具包（AS-ISK）时采用了“语言生态学”范式，这是一种决策支持工具，提供32种语言来进行筛选和传达结果给利益相关者。