United States Department of the Interior Invasive Species Strategic Plan 2021 – 2025

The United States Department of the Interior Invasive Species Strategic Plan 2021 – 2025 is a national sectoral strategic plan of the United States of America. Its main mission is to manage resources and partner with others to cost-effectively protect the Nation's economy, environment, public health, infrastructure, natural resources, and cultural heritage from the harmful impacts of invasive species for the benefit of current and future generations.
More specifically, the Strategic Plan aims to collaborate across Interior and with others to optimize operations through leveraging partnerships, joint educational efforts, and shared funding; increase engagement in partnerships at multiple scales and “do our share” to advance mutual priorities and promote efficiency and cost-savings; increase information exchange across Interior and with others to share expertise on invasive species science and management and promote efficiency and cost-savings; increase understanding about invasive species and motivate actions to address them; increase partner and internal awareness of Interior funding opportunities; increase coordination of resources and investments across Interior and with others to support mutual priorities; cost-effectively prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species into and within the United States; increase the use of cost-effective approaches to prevent the introduction of invasive species into the United States and reduce long-term economic impacts; prioritize prevention practices to inhibit the secondary spread of invasive species within the United States and reduce long-term economic impacts; leverage research and innovation to develop cost-effective tools, technologies, and methods to prevent invasive species introductions and secondary spread; implement early detection and rapid response efforts in coordination with other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, Territories, and other partners to reduce potential damage and costs from new infestations becoming established; engage in coordinated, early detection biosurveillance efforts that inform decision-making for rapid responses and promote efficiency and cost-savings; engage in coordinated, rapid response efforts based on the outcome of early detection biosurveillance to promote efficiency and cost-savings; cost-effectively control or eradicate established invasive species populations to reduce impacts and help restore ecosystems; control or eradicate established invasive species on Interior-managed lands and waters and across jurisdictions, where practicable; reduce the role of invasive species in wildfire frequency, intensity, and extent; leverage research and innovation to develop safe and cost-effective tools, technologies, and methods to control or eradicate invasive species, restore ecosystems, and adapt to environmental change; increase efficiency of conducting environmental compliance for control or eradication activities; improve invasive species data management for decision-making at all levels of government; promote user-friendly, interoperable databases to increase efficiency and cost-savings; and increase invasive species data collection and its accuracy, consistency, level of reporting, and utility across Interior.