Resource Number: 14597
Title: The Innovation Summit: Vision + Science + Technology = Solutions
Publisher: National Invasive Species Council
Description: invasive species: urgent action is required
It is the policy of the United States to prevent the introduction, establishment, and spread of invasive
species, as well as to eradicate and control populations of invasive species that are established.1
Every aspect of national security is at risk. Invasive species adversely impact plant and animal health, limit food and water availability, jeopardize the integrity of critical infrastructure, threaten the livelihoods
and cultures of people who are largely dependent upon local resources, increase the likelihood for
large-scale damage from natural disasters, and infest military equipment and training facilities, thus
compromising military readiness. The harm caused by invasive species costs governments, industries,
and private citizens substantial economic losses. In the United States, environmental damages and
associated losses are already amounting to more than $100 billion annually.2
Last Updated: June 20, 2019
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