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Cross-Boundary Partnerships

Cross-Boundary Partnerships. The Next Generation of the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) and Sustainable Ranges Initiative . Nancy Natoli, Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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Cross-Boundary Partnerships

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  1. Cross-Boundary Partnerships The Next Generation of the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) and Sustainable Ranges Initiative Nancy Natoli, Office of the Secretary of Defense

  2. Ensure continued military access to the land, air, sea space, and frequency spectrum necessary for training warfighters and testing systems… … while remaining excellent stewards of the environment and good neighbors in communities Three components: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) Education and Engagement Regional Partnering Sustainable Ranges Initiative

  3. Enhance public engagement and improve collaboration Educate key national and state opinion leaders who drive influential federal, state, and regional policies/legislation/regulations Outcome: Stakeholders work together for policies, actions, and legislation that promote military readiness and support DoD’s mission Education and Engagement “Range Tours allow the two communities to see the same ground through the lens of the other…provides a forum for talking to each other and working towards mutual goals.” -Sierra Club Lands Director

  4. Regional Partnering Effective Working Relationship +Good GIS Map + Collaborative Planning = Multiple and Mutual Benefits • Regional partnership between DoD, States and multiple federal agencies • Purpose – seize opportunities and solve problems in value-adding ways that provide mutual and multiple benefits to the partners and sustain the mission

  5. Non-federal partners cooperating and cost sharing for land protection and conservation Preserves current capabilities Protects against incompatible use of non-federal land that risks warfighter access to the installation and range platforms necessary for readiness Avoids costly future reinvestment to reproduce or replace training and testing capabilities Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) REPI is a cost-effective tool to protect current and future combat capabilities

  6. Installation-level regional military mission footprint Land use restrictions land use sustainment Restrictions-based incentives-focused Single project partners multiple program supporters Military land use benefits mutual land use benefits Discrete projects landscape-level strategies Persuading public officials encouraging landowners Changing local practices modifying DoD policies Military-centric strategy common stakeholder goals Evolving Landscape Level Strategy

  7. Cross Boundary Partnership Model Federal Local Civilian-Military Partnerships Multi-State Regional Multi-County Regional State

  8. How to be a part of the next generation of Sustainable Ranges and REPI? • Contact local installation, Service HQ or REPI coordinator • Build a coalition of stakeholders and funders for landscape level solutions • Invent the future

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