National Security

Invasive species threaten U.S. national security. They damage economic stability, food production, human, plant, and animal health, critical infrastructure, natural resources, and military readiness. 

The National Invasive Species Council has convened experts from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, State, and War, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. They are coordinating actions to reduce invasive species risks to national security and are developing a paper that illustrates how invasive species threaten U.S. national security. 

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