Include sensitivity to biodiversity as part of the planning criteria for landscaping of the City s open spaces. Educate the public about spaying, neutering, and keeping pets indoors. Provide low-cost neutering. Take potential impacts of biological control agents into account before their introduction. Adopt city policies to require that no pesticides, herbicides, or other materials be used without testing for safety to humans and other animals.
All biodiversity information collected is available and accessible.
The collection and organization of a biological inventory of the city s natural areas and biodiversity has begun. Partnerships between individuals, community groups, city agencies and institutions to share research and expertise have been developed. Ecological monitoring has been incorporated into all aspects of biodiversity planning and policy implementation. Develop incentives for universities, colleges, and other higher-education groups to conduct research on San Francisco biodiversity. Establish a mechanism, secure funding and identify a lead agency to ensure that data on the City s natural areas and biodiversity is collected, organized, continually updated and disseminated.