Meeting the Challenge to Restore and Sustain Our Coastal Ecosystems. 1999 Coastal America Progress Report

摘要

Partnerships are the essence of Coastal America. The partnership process allows more agencies goals to be met, more projects to be completed, and fewer resources to be used. However, this does not happen without the presence of strong relationships and extensive collaboration. Each agency has the opportunity to leverage its resources with other agencies with similar goals and objectives. Coastal America acts as the facilitator and catalyst for change and collaboration and serves as a model of how cooperative partnership endeavors can bring about results. There are now more than 500 restoration and protection projects underway or completed in 26 states. This includes 12 dams that have been removed within 1998-1999. In 1999, the Principals Group, the National Implementation Team, the Regional Implementation Teams, and various working groups met regularly to further the partnership process. Coastal America also continued to both focus on education and outreach through its Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers and promote technology transfer through workshops and meetings.