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Within the social, economic, and political latticework of the 21st century, restoration of the South Florida ecosystem is now under way and represents one of the most ambitious ecosystem renewal projects ever conceived. This report represents the sixth independent assessment of the CERP's progress by the Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress (CISRERP)
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Said, South Florida Water Management District. raster iamge THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES AND EVERGLADES RESTORATION The National Academies has been providing scientific and technical advice related to the Everglades restoration since 1999.
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The boundaries of the South Florida ecosystem are determined by the boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District, the southernmost of the state's five water management districts, although they approximately delineate the boundaries of the South Florida watershed. This designation is important and helpful to the restoration effort because, as many publications have made clear, taking a watershed approach to ecosystem restoration is likely to improve the results, especially when the ecosystem under consideration is as water dependent as the Everglades (NRC, 1999, 2004)
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16 Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades FIGURE 1-2 The South Florida ecosystem. SOURCE: © International Mapping Associates
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A discussion and evaluation of specific scientific and engineering issues that may impact progress in achieving the natural system restoration goals of the plan; and 4. An independent review of monitoring and assessment protocols to be used for evaluation of CERP progress (e.g., CERP performance measures, annual assessment reports, assessment strategies, etc.)
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REPORT ORGANIZATION In Chapter 2, the committee provides an overview of the CERP in the context of other ongoing restoration activities and discusses the restoration goals that guide the overall effort. In Chapter 3, the committee analyzes the progress of CERP implementation, including recent developments on authorized projects and two pilot projects, as well as major non-CERP projects with important implications for the CERP.
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