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1951 - International Plant Protection Convention becomes among the first international agreements on controlling invasive species (though the term had not been coined yet). Animal and plant species that could become economically damaging pests were to be regulated. The US would not ratify until 1972.

1958 - Charles Elton publishes //The Ecology of Invasions by Animals & Plants// which leads to the creation of invasion ecology

1970 - National Environmental Policy Act is passed. This is one of the landmark pieces of environmental legislation. It requires that all federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements before taking certain actions. Damages by non-native species must be provided for in these statements.

1973 - Endangered Species Act is passed. This is another landmark piece of legislation and provides for the protection of endangered species including protection from harm by non-native species. Both this and the NEP are indicative of a heightened environmental consciousness in American politics in the '70s.

1990 - Nonidigenous Aquatic Nuisance and Control Act of 1990 is passed. This was one of the first (among many) acts that would regulate ship water ballast in order to reduce the odds of invasive species transfer in ballast tanks.

1992 - Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act is passed. The Act prohibits certain species of plants and animals from being transported via mail.

1996 - National Invasive Species Act is passed. This amended the 1990 act, directly addressed the Brown Snake invasion in Guam, provided for more regulations on ballast water, and authorized invasive species research funding.

February 3, 1999 - Executive Order 13112 is signed by President Clinton. The order defined invasive species, alien species, and other terms as well and created the National Invasive Species Council

October 2004 - The USDA and US Forest Service Release a National Strategy and Implementation Plan for Invasive Species Management

2010 - Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act is passed. One of the most recent pieces of invasive species legislation proving that concern for the issue is still prevalent