From Bruno Paris, CWS Canada:
Leaders' Statement on a North American Climate, Clean
Energy, and Environment Partnership includes statement on invasive species
collaboration
During the recent North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mexican President Enrique Peña
Nieto, and US President Barack Obama shared a common commitment
to a competitive, low-carbon and sustainable North American economy and
society. The portion of their statement dealing directly with invasive species
asserts they will work together to "Strengthen
cooperation on invasive alien species:
§ Further collaborate on
addressing invasive alien species on a continental scale. Establish a
trilateral working group to explore the development of a high level joint
Strategy and Action Plan identifying key areas for collaboration, including
under the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, and to initiate a survey of
existing transboundary invasive alien species projects and initiatives."
The Canadian Wildlife Service, the Mexican National Commission for
Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, and the US National Invasive Species Council
will join together in leading this initiative.