A watershed moment in the prominence of invasion biology came on Feb. 3, 1999, when President Clinton issued Executive Order 13112, creating the National Invasive Species Council (NISC). The order defines an invasive species as “an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.” Note that “economic” precedes “environmental.” That's not an accident.
Back up two years to 1997, when the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) set up the “Biodiversity and Ecosystems Panel” to make policy recommendations about a range of environmental issues including invasive species. PCAST's membership was comprised about half/half of people from academia and the corporate world. Including... Monsanto, which manufactures herbicides used to eradicate "invasive" plants.
Did ecological science take a back seat to the profit motive? It sure wouldn't be the first time!
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This is an excerpt from "Are the Plants "Invasive"? or the Land Ethics?" Amy Walsh of The Nettle Witch, MD, interviews Kollibri terre Sonnenblume of Speaking for the Trees, No Matter Where They're From: [ Ссылка ]

The Nettle Witch, MD on Substack:
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