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The purpose of the project is to protect wetland habitat by acquiring conservation easements on up to 55,000 acres (220 km 2) of land; this includes approximately 8,500 acres (34 km 2) of existing wetlands and 46,500 acres (188 km 2) of former wetlands to be restored and developed for waterfowl and other wetland-related wildlife.
No Net Loss as a goal for wetland's policy was recommended in 1987 at the National Wetlands Policy Forum . [6] It was first adopted by President George H.W. Bush administration in 1989. The policy, which represented compromise between development and conservation, was grounded on the needs to protect the wetlands by creating and restoring the ...
Environmental and conservation organizations in the United States have been formed to help protect the environment, habitats, flora, and fauna on federally owned land, on private land, within coastal limits, in-state conservation areas, in-state parks and in locally governed municipalities.
California on Wednesday became the first state to adopt a comprehensive strategy for the reduction of microplastics, part of a broad effort to protect the state's marine environment.The Statewide ...
One of the other water-related measures passed by the Legislature included a bill intended to protect California’s wetlands after the rollback of federal protections under a Supreme Court ...
Endowment seeks to ensure sustainability of America's Everglades
The organization has also pushed for plastic bag bans throughout the entire region. It includes strong support for strengthening the San Francisco plastic bag ban in 2011, which banned all retailers from giving out bags made out of non-biodegradable materials. [6] Save The Bay supported the 2012 San Jose, California, ban on plastic bags. [7]
The Commission would also like to encourage stakeholders in California’s water future to brief the Commission on critical water issues that relate to adapting California’s water system to a ...