Environment and Invasives Committee

On 14 February 2018, The Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) replaced the Invasive Plant and Animal Committee, which was formed by merging the Vertebrate Pests Committee (VPC) and the Australian Weeds Committee (AWC). The EIC provides national policy leadership and advice to NBC on managing emerging and established invasive species, and environmental biosecurity specifically, the identification, prevention, detection, response and management of exotic, emerging and established invasive plant, vertebrate and invertebrate species and diseases that adversely impact the environment, economy and community. EIC engages with stakeholders and works with other NBC sectoral committees to provide consistent and consolidated advice on invasive species and environmental biosecurity.