Resource Number: 14638
Title: Invasive Species and Public Investment in the Green Economy
Publisher: US Department of the Interior
Description: 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.
U.S. Executive Order (e.o.) 13112 defines invasive species as “alien [non-native] species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health” and states that Federal agencies should…“not authorize, fund, or carry out actions that are likely to cause or promote the introduction or spread of invasive species…”
The Obama Administration and the 111th Congress have identified expansion of the Green Economy an emerging marketplace that seeks to optimize the synergy among social,
environmental, and financial values1 as a top priority.2
Invasive species prevention and management3 can foster the Green Economy through green collar job creation and social development programs. On the other hand, if invasive
species are not addressed as a matter of urgency, their spread and consequent impacts will substantially undermine green economic growth,4 including our capacity for renewable energy development/expansion.5
Last Updated: June 24, 2019
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