[PCA] NEWS: New Study Examies System for Reducing Import of Invasive Plants into the U.S.

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Fri Feb 29 12:41:57 CST 2008


http://www.nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/press/press3378.html

New Study Examines System for Reducing Import of Invasive Plants into the 
U.S.
Implementing Australian Weed Risk Assessment Program in the United States 
Would Save Billions and Reduce Process Time

ARLINGTON, VA . February 29, 2008 . The invasive plant screening approach 
used by the U.S. government pales in comparison to other more effective 
and readily-available systems used by countries such as Australia and New 
Zealand, according to a new Nature Conservancy and University of Florida 
study published today.

See the link above for the full article text.




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