SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION: Substantial Progress Made in Developing a Strategic Plan, but Actions Still Needed

Abstract

The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative is a complex, long-term effort to restore the South Florida ecosystem including the Everglades that involves federal, state, local, and tribal entities, as well as public and private interests. In response to growing signs of the ecosystem's deterioration, federal agencies established the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force in 1993 to coordinate ongoing federal activities. The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 formalized the Task Force; designated the Secretary of the Interior as its Chair; and expanded its membership to include state, local, and tribal representatives. The Task Force is charged with coordinating and facilitating the overall restoration effort. Restoring the ecosystem, which covers 18,000 square miles, or about 11.5 million acres, could take up to 50 years and will require the continuous effort and commitment of all the agencies involved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387930

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Governments
  • Habitats
  • Local Governments
  • Natural Resources
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies
  • Wildlife

Readers

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