Invasive Species: What's New - Protect Your Ports Against Invasive Species (Sep 1, 2009)

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	September 10, 2009 Protect Your Ports Against Invasive Species (Sep 1, 2009) / Neighborhood Watch: U.S. Biosecurity comes into question International Union for Conservation of Nature. A new report Neighborhood Watch: Early Detection and Rapid Response to Biological Invasion Along US Trade Pathways (2009; PDF \| 9.4 MB) says accidental introductions of pests and pathogens threaten economic, environmental and public health. The report offers recommendations to improve biosecurity measures at U.S. ports, as well as a possible funding mechanism based upon the "polluter pays" principle. Recommendations include improved coordination between agencies and greater international cooperation. Neighborhood Watch follows an earlier volume "Denying Entry: Opportunities to Build Capacity to Prevent the Introduction of Invasive Species and Improve Biosecurity at U.S. Ports" (2007; PDF \| 4.6 MB) which addressed the challenges of "regulatory exclusion" of potentially invasive species through trace pathways. * See our Manager’s Tool Kit - Vectors and Pathways section for more resources. Added to News and Events / In the News and Manager's Tool Kit / Vectors and Pathways at 05:43 PM


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