[APWG] WEB: Nat'l Env. Coalition on Invasive Species Action Plan

[Olivia Kwong]

See the website to download a PDF of the plan
http://www.ucsusa.org/invasive_species/solutions/NECIS-action-plan.html

An Action Plan on Invasive Species

The impacts of invasive species go well beyond a local site or a single 
state. Countless expert reports from public and private groups have 
brought attention to these impacts and called for federal action to 
address invasive species problems. To date, progress has been woefully 
inadequate. However, there are opportunities to act. We call upon 
President Obama and the 111th Congress to immediately take the following 
steps to benefit our nation:

1. Screen intentional imports
2. Prevent inadvertent introductions
3. Fund early detection and response
4. Create and support federal leadership
5. Fill other funding gaps

Last Revised: 01/13/09