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No Net Loss Wetland Policy

No Net Loss Wetland Policy. Kristen Engel, Endah Kurniawaty , and Scott Salmon. Overview. Origins No Net Loss Policy Overview Policy Instruments examples Subsidy/direct payments Goose Pond case study Market trading Barriers to Implementation Everglades case study

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No Net Loss Wetland Policy

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  1. No Net Loss Wetland Policy Kristen Engel, EndahKurniawaty, and Scott Salmon

  2. Overview • Origins • No Net Loss Policy Overview • Policy Instruments examples • Subsidy/direct payments • Goose Pond case study • Market trading • Barriers to Implementation • Everglades case study • Creating the No Net Loss Wikipedia Page

  3. http://www.newint.org/features/2005/05/01/water/

  4. No Net Loss of Wetlands Goal • A policy aiming to prevent and offset the destruction of wetlands through a coordinated effort of: • Wetlands protection • Creation of new wetlands • Restoration, enhancement, and management • Research, information, and education • First adopted under George H.W. Bush’s administration in 1988 and reaffirmed by every subsequent Presidential administration

  5. Wetlands Reserve Program: Subsidy • Authorized by the 1990 Farm Bill, 2008 Farm Bill • Objective: to provide technological and financial assistance to landowners for carrying out their wetlands protection and restoration measures • Payments in exchange for carrying out an approved conservation plan • Direct payment based upon the value lost by restoration actions

  6. Goose Pond Case Study http://www.cees.iupui.edu/research/restoration/Goose_Pond/index.htm

  7. Funding Partners • Ducks Unlimited • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service • Indiana Department of Natural Resources • Indiana Department of Transportation • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Indiana Department of Environmental Management • The Nature Conservancy http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3094.htm

  8. Wetlands Mitigation Banking: Market Trading • “Wetland restoration, creation, enhancement…” completed to counter anticipated wetlands destruction • Acquire “wetlands credits” through the restoration of wetland area to use or sell

  9. Barriers to Implementation • Political Considerations • Exemptions • Wetlands delineation under Section 404 of CWA • Economic Consideration • Trade-off between agriculture/development with preservation • Other Considerations • Quality vs. quantity

  10. Everglades Case Study • Reduced in size by over ½ in the last 100 years • Agriculture & development/urban sprawl • Consequences: • Habitat destruction • Invasive species • Pollution/agricultural runoff • Disruption in natural water flows http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/wetland/eaa.htm

  11. Florida Wetland Protection Programs 1. CERP has regulatory command and control requirements • Lack of funding, enforcement, implementation of programs within it 2. Federal funding in 2009 to buy some land from U.S. Sugar to convert from agricultural uses • one of the biggest conservation deals in recent US history from federal government, however the state government cut down the amount of acreage to be bought for political reasons • The problem: • $3 million in federal political contributions in the last 10 years • Close ties with the State government • Sugar industry in Florida benefit from federal subsidies, quotas, and wetland protection exemptions

  12. Lead – Summary II. Origin III. Definition IV. Historical Implementation under Past Presidential Administrations V. Policy Instruments 1. Private-Public Sector Collaboration 2. International 3. Federal - regulatory - non regulatory (tables) 4. State - state/federal partnership, matching funds - police powers/10th amendment - wetland protection tools 5. Local VIII. Barriers to Implementation of No Net Loss Policy 1. Political Considerations - exemptions 2. Economic Considerations - cost of no net loss vs cost of agriculture, use of wetlands land, construction 3. Other Considerations - Quality vs. Quantity concerns Wikipedia Page Outline

  13. Creating the No Net Loss Wetlands Policy Wikipedia Page • Why no net loss? • Central federal wetlands policy in the United States • Only a Wikipedia stub existed previously • What left to do? • Stating how the regulations relate to wetlands • Notations of how individual policy tools contribute to no net loss • Expand on Barriers to Implementation section

  14. Creating the No Net Loss Wetlands Policy Wikipedia Page • Neutral Point of View • Verifiable Accuracy and Avoiding Reference Bias: • Mostly government websites & academic papers • No original research • Utilizing Wikipedia Mechanics • Incorporated the use of Wikipedia publishing tools: • within Wikipedia links • footnote citations template • Wiki-table • Utilized public domain image in accordance with Wikipedia’s image policy

  15. Works Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_net_loss_wetlands_policy • H.R. 4528 Wetlands No Net Loss Act of 1989 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h101-4528 • http://www.fws.gov/policy/660fw1.html • http://home.eng.iastate.edu/~tge/ce421-521/wetlandsbanking.pdf • http://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/qever.asp • http://books.google.com/books?id=AYyqe06fpS0C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

  16. Questions?

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