Habitat Conservation & Restoration Team

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The Gulf of Mexico Foundation coordinates and leads the Habitat Conservation and Restoration Priority Issue Team (HCRT) of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance. The Team is composed of state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and vested interests in the Gulf of Mexico.

HCRT projects, including sea level rise modeling, analysis of policies impeding restoration, sediment management strategies and valuing ecosystem services of habitats, fall into five action areas under the Governors’ Action Plan.

HCRT’S FIVE ACTION AREAS:

• Expanded Partnerships
• Policy Changes
• Technology Development
• Gulf Regional Sediment Management Master Plan
• Reversing the Downward Trend in Ecosystem Services

Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Governors’ Action Plan (pdf)

Habitat Conservation and Restoration Team

HCRT Projects

HCRT Projects span many different action oriented topics including Expanded Partnerships, Policy Changes, Technology Development, Gulf Regional Sediment Management Master Plan, and Reversing the Downward Trend in Ecosystem Services.

HCRT Projects

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Gulf of Mexico Alliance

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance is a partnership of the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, with the goal of significantly increasing regional collaboration to enhance the ecological and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico.

About GOMA

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HCRT Partners

To ensure the sustainability and productivity of the Gulf for generations to come, the Gulf of Mexico Foundation, in partnership with the Gulf States, NOAA, and EPA, has taken the lead in coordinating the activities of the Habitat Conservation and Restoration Team (previously the Regional Restoration Coordination Team) as recommended by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Governor’s Action Plan.

HCRT Partners