Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative 6th Annual Report to Congress

Abstract

The Department of Defenses (DoD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) is a key tool for combating the encroachment that could negatively impact the operations of our bases. Under REPI, DoD partners with conservation organizations and state and local governments to preserve buffer land around our installations and ranges. Preserving this buffer land allows DoD to avoid much more costly alternatives, such as training workarounds or investments to replace existing test and training capability, while enhancing relationships with communities and preserving the environment. Through its unique cost-sharing partnerships, REPI directly leverages the Departments investments one-to-one. In thecurrent real estate market, where property is more affordable and there are a great many willing sellers, REPI is a particularly good investment

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1180144

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Communities
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Endangered Species
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Habitats
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Investments
  • Local Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Natural Resources
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Program Management
  • Real Estate
  • Training
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.