Any program, especially one involving detection and elimination of alien species, will not succeed without committed individuals at the grassroots level, and interagency and interpersonal coordination, cooperation and bonding. If an agency creates a healthy climate for employees by clearly defining objectives rather than dictating specifics, and by giving reasonable support to a program's best efforts, even those that are somewhat unorthodox, good things can happen. 3 Public education is important and is possible. The press can be extremely helpful in getting the message out, especially with reporters with a track record of getting the story right. Discussion Dr. Loope thinks interagency task forces can be important, especially because agencies can sometimes have conflicting agendas.
Local support is very helpful in eradication efforts.
We could lower the presumption to put things on the dirty list, or raise the presumption to get things on a clean list, but they're not equivalent, according to Mark Miller. Clean lists have been problematic when tried. A problem with all the current tree planting efforts is that many groups are planting invader species. Australia had proposed that potential importers must go through the routine process of testing and pay for it.