2008 – 2012 National Invasive Species Management Plan

The 2008 – 2012 National Invasive Species Management Plan is a national sectoral management plan of the United States of America. Its main objectives are prevention, early detection and rapid response (EDRR), control and management, restoration, and organizational collaboration.
More specifically, the Plan provides to prevent introduction and establishment of invasive species to reduce their impact on the environment, economy and health of the United States; prevent establishment of intentionally introduced invasive species; prevent establishment of unintentionally introduced invasive species introduced through high risk pathways; improve the international, federal, state, and tribal standards and guidelines to protect the United States from invasive species; develop and enhance the capacity to identify, report and effectively respond to newly discovered/localized invasive species; enhance current monitoring efforts for early detection; make taxonomic information more readily available to governments and the public; develop and enhance capacity and tools to support EDRR efforts; enhance existing capability to conduct planning for EDRR; develop options paper to fund rapid response efforts; contain and reduce the spread and populations of established invasive species to minimize their harmful impacts; evaluate control and management capabilities and identify strategic gaps; reduce the spread and harm caused by invasive species; develop workforce competencies to perform control and management activities; enhance ecosystem recovery processes that contribute to control and management; restore native species and habitat conditions and rehabilitate high-value ecosystems and key ecological processes that have been impacted by invasive species to meet desired future conditions; include invasive species considerations in formal guidance for restoration projects; restore high-value areas impacted by invasive species; restore habitat at multiple scales and demonstrate model approaches that engage local communities and the public; maximize organizational effectiveness and collaboration on invasive species issues among international, federal, state, local and tribal governments, private organizations and individuals; improve knowledge and understanding of legal and regulatory tools available to address invasive species; expand the coordination of invasive species programs and expenditures to leverage resources; improve federal research capacity and coordination to address a broader array of invasive species issues; enhance policy and improve regulatory processes on invasive species; strengthen coordination among federal agencies to facilitate the development of international priorities for invasive species; enhance outreach on invasive species; improve and streamline the National Invasive Species Council members’ reporting on invasive species programs and activities; and enhance data standards and quality to improve access and ability to search across data bases and federal data sources.