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General
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Publication Resources
Biosurveillance:
Efforts to Develop a National Biosurveillance Capability Need a
National Strategy and a Designated Leader (Jun 30, 2010)
U.S. Government Accountability
Office. GAO-10-645.
The U.S. government
has a history of employing health surveillance to help
limit malady, loss of life, and economic impact of diseases.
Recent legislation and presidential directives have called
for a robust and integrated biosurveillance capability
-- the ability to provide early detection and situational
awareness of potentially catastrophic biological events. GAO reviewed
federal biosurveillance programs, plans, and strategies
and interviewed agency officials from components of 12
federal departments with biosurveillance responsibilities.
Climate
Change Indicators in the United States (Apr 2010)
Environmental Protection Agency.
The report indicates the timing of natural
events, such as flower blooms and animal migration, is
influenced by changes in climate. Scientists
have very high confidence that recent warming trends
in global climate are linked to an earlier arrival of
spring events. An earlier spring might lead to longer
growing seasons more abundant invasive species and pests
and earlier and longer allergy seasons.
Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to
Developing Infrastructure Projects (March 2006) and (PDF | 2.16 MB)
DOT. Federal Highway Administration.
Eco-Logical was produced by an eight-agency steering team, including FHWA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA National Marine Fisheries, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. The ecosystem approach contained in Eco-Logical shifts the Federal government's traditional focus on individual agency jurisdiction to the integrated actions of multiple agencies. It emphasizes increased voluntary contributions from all stakeholders, including the public, to a collaboratively developed vision of desired future conditions that incorporates ecological, economic, and social factors. It is applied within a geographic framework defined primarily by ecological rather than political boundaries. Eco-Logical will be an important tool for strengthening the link between transportation planning and NEPA.
Effects
of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources,
and Biodiversity (May 27, 2008)
U.S. Climate
Change Science Program.
Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (Sep 1993)
Princeton University. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Office of Technology Assessment Publication OTA-F-565. Print version available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force / Press
Release -- Obama
Administration Officials Announce the Final Recommendations of
the Ocean Policy Task Force (Jul 19, 2010)
The White House. President Barack Obama.
The President signed an Executive Order and the Administration released the final recommendations (PDF | 3.6 MB) of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force which
would establish a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and
Great Lakes (National Policy) and create a National Ocean Council (NOC) to strengthen
ocean governance and coordination. Our oceans,
coasts, and Great Lakes are subject to
substantial pressures and face significant environmental
challenges, including those resulting from invasive species.
Invasive Non-native Species: Background and Issues for Congress (Nov 25, 2002; PDF | 391 KB)
Harmful Non-native Species: Issues for Congress (earlier version - Apr 8, 1999)
Penny Hill Press.
Congressional Research Service. Corn, M. Lynne, Eugene H. Buck, Jean Rawson, and Eric Fisher.
Homeland Security: Management and Coordination Problems Increase the Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Disease (May 2006; PDF | 2.31 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-06-644.
Invasive Forest Pests: Lessons Learned from Three Recent Infestations May Aid in Managing Future Efforts (Apr 2006; PDF | 5.72 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to the Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives. GAO-06-353.
Invasive Forest Pests: Recent Infestations and Continued Vulnerabilities at Ports of Entry Place U.S. Forests at Risk (Jun 21, 2006; PDF | 209 KB)
Government Accountability Office.
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives (Apr 21, 2006). GAO-06-871T.
Invasive Species:
A Threat to the Homeland? (2003; PDF | 168 KB)
DOD. Defense Technical Information Center.
U.S. Army War College Strategy Research Project
Invasive Species: Clearer Focus and Greater Commitment Needed to Effectively Manage the Problem (Oct 2002; PDF | 3.58 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Executive Agency Officials. GAO-03-1.
Invasive Species: Federal and Selected State Funding to Address Harmful, Nonnative Species (Aug 2000; PDF | 1.82 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Congressional Committees. GAO/RCED-00-219.
Invasive Species: Federal Efforts and State Perspectives on Challenges and National Leadership (Jun 17, 2003; PDF | 178 KB)
Government Accountability Office.
Statement of Barry T. Hill, Director. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate. GAO-03-916T.
Invasive Species: State and Other Non-Federal Perspectives on Challenges to Managing the Problem (Sep 5, 2003; PDF | 784 KB)
Government Accountability Office.
GAO-03-1089R.
Invasive Species: Obstacles Hinder Federal Rapid Response to Growing Threat (Jul 2001; PDF | 1.47 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-01-724.
Invasive Species Pathways Working Group: Focus Group Conference Report and Pathways Ranking Guide (June-August 2005) (Jul 2006; PDF | 1.08 MB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Published by: National Invasive Species Council, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, and NISC Prevention Committee Pathways Work Team
Invasive Species Pathways Working Group: Pathways Ranking Guide and Proceedings Report, Focus Group Conference (Jun 21-22, 2005) (Dec 2005; DOC | 3.33 MB)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; DOI; DOC.
Invasive Species Pathways Team Final Report (Oct 29, 2003; DOC | 315 KB)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: Invasive Species Advisory Committee. Pathways Task Team.
Invasive Species Science Strategy for Department of Interior Lands in the USGS Central Region (Apr 1, 2000; PDF | 815 KB)
DOI. United States Geological Survey.
Compiled by the United States Geological Survey's Invasive Species Working Group.
Invasive Species Stakeholders: Collecting, Sharing and Using Information, Proceedings of a Roundtable (Apr 26, 2000, published Jan 2001; PDF | 815 KB)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Foundation.
Invasive Species Survey: A Report on the Invasion of the National Wildlife Refuge System (May 2004; PDF | 4.25 MB)
DOI. FWS. National Wildlife Refuge System. Invasive Species Survey Information.
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