Please read our new publication — REDUCING THE SALES OF INVASIVE PLANTS IN CANADA: TO SAFEGUARD BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN HEALTH.
CCIPR White Paper:
White Paper without appendices
CCPRE livre blanc: RÉDUIRE LES VENTES DE PLANTES ENVAHISSANTES AU CANADA: POUR SAUVEGARDER LA BIODIVERSITÉ ET LA SANTÉ HUMAINE
Pour l’instant, seulement le résumé est disponible en français, mais nous cherchons des partenaires qui seraient intéressés à nous aider avec la traduction.
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The white paper is divided into three parts:
- Background on invasive plants including threats to biodiversity, impacts and management costs
- Regulations in Canada, international obligations and misinterpretations of International Standards
- Recommendations for change, including labelling, building risk capacity, a National Database and Education
It is also accompanied by robust appendices which dive deeper into the current state of plant protection in Canada and abroad:
- International, federal, provincial and territorial legislation
- Invasive plant regulations in bordering U.S. states
- Selected case studies of invasive plants
- Approaches that have been taken by other nations