National Invasive Species Council Management Plan 2016–2018

The National Invasive Species Council Management Plan 2016–2018 is a national sectoral management plan of the United States of America. Its main objective is to identify the high priority, interdepartmental actions that the Federal government and its partners can take to prevent, eradicate, and control invasive species, as well as recover species and restore habitats and other assets adversely impacted by invasive species.
More specifically, the Plan aims to provide federal leadership on invasive species issues by establishing the structures, as well as policy and planning priorities, necessary to enable Federal agencies to effectively prevent, eradicate, and/or control invasive species; limit the spread and impact of invasive species through high-level policy and planning by strengthening coordination between the U.S. and other governments; across the Federal government; among Federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local agencies; and between the Federal government and non-governmental stakeholders; raise awareness of the invasive species issue and mobilize the policies, programs, and financial resources necessary to minimize the spread and impact of invasive species; remove institutional and policy barriers to the Federal actions needed to prevent, eradicate, and control invasive species, as well as recover species and restore habitats and other assets; conduct assessments of Federal capacities to meet the duties set forth in E.O.13112, as well as other high-level policy priorities, and build Federal capacities, as needed; and foster the scientific, technical, and programmatic innovation necessary to enable Federal agencies and their partners to prevent, eradicate, and/or control invasive species, as well as recover species and restore habitats and other assets, in a timely and cost-effective manner with negligible impacts to human and environmental health.