[APWG] NEWS: Screening for Invasive Species Could Save U.S. Billions

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_47776.shtml

Screening for Invasive Species Could Save U.S. Billions
By: Union of Concerned Scientists
Published: Dec 19, 2006 at 07:18

A new study shows that screening for potentially harmful foreign plant 
species before they are imported is more economically beneficial than 
fighting them after they take root in new areas. Because the United States 
has no screening program for invasive species, the study focuses on 
Australia and finds that their prevention efforts pay for themselves with 
reduced economic damage in just over ten years and result in up to $1.8 
billion in savings over 50 years.

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