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Desirable biofuel crops may amount to mass cultivation of potentially invasive speciessHow should policy keep these agroecosystems in check?

Executive Order 13112 defines an invasive species as “an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.” In the Executive Summary of the National Invasive Species Management Plan the term invasive species is further clarified and defined as “a

The socio-economic and ecological costs of certain biofuel crops could greatly exceed their benefits. Thus, the Federal government needs to take strategic action to avoid inadvertently facilitating the introduction and spread of invasive species through its development, encouragement, funding, or other support of biofuels programs.

Invasive species are intricately linked to the economy. Trade, travel, and transport facilitate their spread. Invasive species management requires extensive human and financial resources. The impacts of invasive species can substantially undermine economic growth and sustainable development.

Climate change interacts with and can often amplify the negative impacts of invasive species. These interactions are not fully appreciated or understood. They can result in threats to critical ecosystem functions on which our food system and other essential provisions and services depend as well as increase threats to human ...

No ocean area is unaffected by human impact (Halpern et al. 2008). Marine bioinvasions are one of the greatest threats from human activity on this environment (Carlton 1996). However, our knowledge of the impacts of invasions is severely lacking for many key regions of the country and the world, and

This white paper provides: a) Background information on the use, accuracy and reliability of pcr-based assays such as environmentally sampled dna (edna) for early detection of aquatic invasive species (ais) and; b) Recommendations for establishing a system for validating assays and accrediting laboratories that report on the presence or absence

This briefing paper, adopted by the U.S. Invasive Species Advisory Committee (isac), provides: • Background information on the linkages between invasive species and e-commerce, and • Recommendations to strengthen action by the Federal government to address the invasive species risks posed by e-commerce.

This briefing paper, adopted by the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (isac), a Federal Advisory Committee to the National Invasive Species Council (nisc), provides a framework for approaching harvest incentive programs for aquatic invasive species. The objectives of the paper are to: •

Systematics is the science that identifies and groups organisms by understanding their origins, relationships, and distributions. It is fundamental to understanding life on earth, crops, wildlife, and diseases, and provides the scientific foundation to recognize and manage invasive species. Invasive species are a growing threat to biosecurity; human and animal

This white paper will discuss: • benefits for biological control efforts through inclusion in an ipm approach; • partnership programs to facilitate the incorporation of biological control in ipm programs of invasive species; • incorporation of long-term stewardship in biological control programs; • model program for integrated biological control of

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Not all classical biological control programs are successful. Many imported natural enemies fail to establish and those that do establish may not provide suppression of the target invasive species. Mills (2014) reports an establishment rate of 35% for imported predators and parasitoids of invasive insect species, but an overall success ...

Invasive species represent one of the most significant threats to ecosystems, human and animal health, infrastructure, the economy, and cultural resources. Because potentially invasive, non-native species typically enter the United States through ports of entry in urban environments, some of the first observable impacts may be to infrastructure, yet little

The Federal-State Coordination Task Team (Task Team) was formed to address the need for increased coordination of invasive species actions at the local, state, territorial, regional, and ecosystem level as put forth in Executive Orders (E.O.) 13112 and 13751, and Action 2.5.1 of the National Invasive Species Council (nisc) 2016–2018 ...

Invasive species are defined by the United States government to mean “with regard to a particular ecosystem, a non-native organism whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to human, animal, or plant health” (Executive Order [E.O.] 13751). The ecosystems to which invasive species ...

Increasingly, genetic tools are being used to detect and solve pressing environmental, social, and health-related challenges. It is clear that investments in technology innovation can be game changing, as advances in biotechnology may provide new methods to protect the nation’s resources from the negative impacts of invasive species. The current

Managed relocation is the intentional relocation of populations of native wildlife to habitats that they do not now live in as a hedge against hypothetical changes in their current ranges. This proposed scheme has been proposed as one tactic to perhaps minimize the risk of extinctions of species owing to ...

Since the early 19th century, the threat of harm from invasive pathogens to wildlife health in the United States has steadily increased coincident with the rapid growth of trade, travel, transportation, and live animal industries. There are several pathways,5 intentional and unintentional, for the entry and spread of invasive pathogens ...

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The Invasive Species Advisory Committee (isac) was established in 1999 by Executive Order 131121 and furthered by Executive Order 137512 to provide consultation, feedback, information on particular issues, and expert advice generally for consideration by the National Invasive Species Council (nisc).3 isac is composed of distinguished, experienced volunteers from various

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc), the incidence of tick-borne disease is on the rise in the United States. For example, there are more than 30,000 annually reported cases of Lyme disease in the US (Kuehn 2013), though this estimate may be an order of magnitude ...

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This workshop was the sixth in a series of seven regional workshops coordinated by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) and its partners, the World Conservation Union-IUCN and CAB International, in 2001-2002. Previous workshops included: Baltic/ Nordic (May 2001), MesoAmerica and Caribbean (June 2001), South America (October 2001), Southern Africa

This report is one of three products of a workshop entitled, Prevention and Management of Invasive Alien Species: Forging Cooperation throughout the Austral Pacific. The meeting was held by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) in Honolulu, Hawai'i on 15-17 October 2002. The other products include a regional statement on

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This report is one of three products of a workshop entitled, Prevention and Management of Invasive Alien Species: Forging Cooperation throughout South and Southeast Asia. The meeting was held by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) in Bangkok, Thailand on 14-16 August 2002. The other products include a workshop report,

In May 2001, the workshop entitled Management of Invasive Alien Species: Forging Cooperation in the Baltic/Nordic Region was held in Copenhagen, Denmark to raise awareness of the regional challenges posed by IAS and to lay the foundation for a regional action plan. The workshop, summarized in this document, was the

The focus of this study on the linkages between development assistance and the management of invasive alien species in freshwater ecosystems had the challenge of contributing to and influencing the state of knowledge during the two years of its implementation. As in life and in travel, the journey may be ...

Biosecurity itself is more than a buzzword; it is the vital work of strategy, efforts, and planning to protect human, animal, and environmental health against biological threats. The primary goal of biosecurity is to protect against the risk posed by disease and organisms; the primary tools of biosecurity are exclusion,

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In summary, NISC employs a cooperative approach to enhance the Federal Government’s response to the threat of invasive species. A forum for coordination and planning, the Council and the Advisory Committee strive to ensure that Federal programs are successful, avoid duplication, and minimize costs. In the last 5 years, NISC ...

Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaii Freshwater Risk Assessment

The purpose of this regional biosecurity plan is to act as a tool with which to help enhance the coordination of current management efforts, identify remaining problem areas and gaps, and recommend additional actions that are needed to effectively address IAS issues within jurisdictions as well as regionally. The focus

Terrestrial Risk Assessment of Alien Invasive Species for Micronesia and Hawai’i Edited version of an original document produced by USDA 2013

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This document is intended to be a guide to the methods, resources and assistance available for dealing effectively with invasive species and their interface with climate change at the site level, and to inform policy-making and planning at larger geographic scales.

The United States faces significant economic and environmental threats from invasive species. The prevention, management, and control of invasive species is a cross-cutting issue involving multiple federal agencies and requires a coordinated multi-agency response with tribal, state, and local jurisdictions. This paper provides guidance and policy options to increase coordination

As called for in the Priority Agenda, this report proposes a national EDRR framework (EDRR Framework) that provides an organizational structure for national coordination and communication among Federal and non-Federal entities to increase the overall effectiveness of EDRR efforts, and thus protect ‘priority landscapes and aquatic areas’ from the impacts ...

invasive species: urgent action is required

Invasive species early detection and rapid response (edrr) actions could integrate technologies, innovation, and other outside expertise into invasive species management. From early detection by forecasting the next invasion and improved surveillance through automation, to tools to improve rapid response, the next generation of management tools for a national edrr ...

Invasive Species Early Detection Rapid Response (edrr) depends on accurate and rapid identifications. National U.S. edrr implementation requires an integrated identification system with a sustainable taxonomic resource, comprising expertise, identification tools, collections, laboratories and databases - operating across and between federal and State agencies. Process chains between interception and suitable

Arctic biodiversity is an irreplaceable cultural, aesthetic, scientific, ecological, economic, and spiritual asset. The envisioned goal of the Arctic as ecologically, culturally, and economically sustainable necessitates a focus on the factors that threaten the region’s environment and human health. Invasive alien species represent a significant and rapidly emerging threat to ...

“This is a story about protecting a special place from invasive species, over and over again.”

The capacity of governments to prevent and respond to biological invasions depends on ready access to the best available scientific and socio-economic information. Recognizing this, Presidential Executive Order 13112 called for “the establishment of a coordinated, up-to-date information sharing system that utilizes, to the greatest extent practicable, the Internet.”

Introduced, invasive (harmful) species are a key threat to native species on islands in North America and the Arctic. For many islands in these regions, conservation action is possible, including the eradication of invasive vertebrates to stop harmful impacts to, and aid recovery of, threatened native species and habitats. Effective

The National Invasive Species Council Management Plan: 2016–2018 calls for an evaluation of current information systems relevant to early detection and rapid response programs. Information systems are important resources in invasive species programs for identification, management, modeling, education, and more. These systems both facilitate and are reliant upon information sharing ...