Description: Finding mitigation and adaptation solutions for global warming and other environmental problems using engineering and economic principles.
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Native plants and animals face a number of widespread threats, including global warming, loss of habitat, overexploitation, pollutants, and invasive species. Each of these can cause a decline in overall ecosystem health and a loss of biodiversity. Some of these threats create impacts on such a large scale that it is hard for local efforts to produce observable benefits.
Yet, the overwhelming presence of invasive species has become obvious in many regions, and conservation organizations are increasingly working towards counteracting their spread. To be effective, some invasive species need to be addressed on a broad scale, so local efforts should build off regional or national efforts. On the other hand, some ecosystems can also be improved on a local level, so management efforts can be effective with the proper approaches and planning.
When undertaking local projects to counteract the spread of invasive species, please keep the following principles in mind: