Measuring and Monitoring the Economic Effects of Habitat Restoration: A Summary of a NOAA Blue Ribbon Panel

Author(s): Linwood Pendleton

Published: May 2010

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Restoring degraded marine and coastal habitat is critical if America’s coasts and oceans
are to reach their economic and ecological potential.  NOAA and its partners in the
Estuary Restoration Act Council have a number of programs, including the Damage
Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP), the Restoration Center
(RC), and the Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) that are dedicated to restoring
coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats.  NOAA works in partnership with other federal
agencies, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments to identify and fund
restoration projects around the country.