PublicPrivate Partnerships in Coastal Restoration

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Public/Private Partnerships in Coastal Restoration

• September 12, 2003
• Cambridge, Massachusetts

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The Nature Conservancy

• Established in 1951
• Based in Arlington, VA
• Programs in 50 states and 27 nations
• Latin America, Southeast Asia, China, Japan,
  Australia
• 12 million acres protected in the U.S.
• 1,400 nature preserves
• gt 1 million members
• Science-based, non-confrontational conservation
  approach

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Why is TNC here?

• Mission Preserve plants, animals, and natural
  communities that represent the diversity of life
  on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they
  need to survive.
• Brownfields are not
• generally what you think
• of as hotspots for
• biodiversity...

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but the coasts and oceans are.

• Less than 10 of marine life has been measured
• Commercial Rec fishing gt 50 billion economic
  impact that relies on healthy nearshore habitats
• Enormous value of ecological goods and services

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Conservation by Design
1. Conserve functional conservation areas within
and across ecoregions. 2. Work with partners
to conserve a full array of ecological systems
and viable native species.
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Coasts are special

• USDA Coastal counties 17 of U.S. acreage
• Home to more than 50 of U.S. population
• 1997 14 developed
• 2025 25 developed (est)

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TNCs Marine Initiative

• Priorities
• Seas to Summits planning/priority setting
• Resilence/Resistance principles for management
• Public sector engagement
• Restoration of degraded habitats
• Share best practices
• Encourage partnerships
• Resources for capacity/implementation

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NGO/Public Partnership

• The environmental NGO community can be a partner
  with government and business in redevelopment of
  coastal sites.
• Opportunities for collaboration exist at multiple
  scales
• Local (land trusts, Save the Bays, community
  groups)
• Regional (national orgs, StB, state associations)
• National (national orgs, StB/RAE, CSO, NGA, AAPA,
  etc.)

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Locally...

• Land protection and restoration capacity and
  expertise
• Environmental education and public awareness
• Fundraising
• Research and technology development
• Monitoring --gt Measures of Success

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State and Regionally...

• Policy, legislation, and appropriations to
  support local efforts
• Support regional planning and coordination
• Information sharing/best practices
• (worst practices?)
• Support multi-site/off-site strategies
• Monitoring --gt Measures of Success

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Nationally

• Policy, legislation, and appropriations to
  support local efforts
• Information sharing/best practices
• (worst practices?)
• Support multi-site strategies
• Monitoring --gt Measures of Success

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NGO/Public Partnership

• The environmental NGO community can be a partner
  with government and business in redevelopment of
  coastal sites.
• Opportunities for collaboration exist at multiple
  scales
• Local
• Regional
• National

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Thank you!