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Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades: The Second Biennial Review, 2008 (2008)

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Report in Brief

The Florida Everglades is one of the world's treasured ecosystems. However, an extensive water-control infrastructure designed to improve flood control and provide water for crops and cities has drastically changed the landscape of the area and resulted in major ecological declines. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan was launched in 2000 to reverse the decline of the Everglades and create a water system that serves both natural and human needs. This unprecedented multi-billion dollar project has, however, made only scant progress toward achieving restoration goals and is mired in budgeting, planning, and procedural matters. Clear funding priorities; modifications to the project planning, authorization, and funding process; and strong political leadership are needed to expedite Everglades restoration. This report is the second in a congressionally mandated series of biennial evaluations. It was supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the South Florida Water Management District, and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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