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Description:
Author(s):
USCRTF Metrics Subcommittee
Title:
US Coral Reef Task Force Watershed Partnership Initiative Programmatic Checklist for Priority Watersheds
Publication Date:
2014
Institution:
Metrics Subcommittee for the Watershed Working Group of the US Coral Reef Task Force
Page(s):
6
Type Period Note:
Checklist Worksheet. Version 1
Abstract:
"In 2012, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) developed a Watershed Partnership Initiative (Resolution 28.1) to focus the capabilities and capacities of the USCRTF agencies and the U.S. coral reef jurisdictions to reduce Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) from entering into coastal coral reef areas. The intent of this initiative is to facilitate and enhance coordination, partnerships, and contributions of agency resources and expertise to implement geographically specific and integrated activities to reduce pollutant loads to coral reef ecosystems, while also promoting consistent and strengthened application and enforcement of laws and authorities intended to address LBSP. This Checklist is for watershed coordinators and is intended to help them assess the status of the institutional and stakeholder support for the watershed partnership sites, and determine whether agency resources and support are adequate for the successful implementation of a ridge to reef watershed management plan. This tool was developed to be broadly applicable, updatable, and can be used for priority sites identified by the USCRTF as well as any other watershed in the U.S. coral reef jurisdictions."
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Notes:
Developed and supported by the US Coral Reef Task Force
Funding Organizations:
US Coral Reef Task Force
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