Habitat Conservation and Restoration
Ecological services and ecosystem functioning throughout the Gulf of Mexico region are being disrupted. Loss and degradation of wetlands and coastal habitats, watersheds, and the offshore marine environments is occurring. Ecosystems are naturally dynamic, being driven by climatic, oceanographic, geologic, and biologic forces. The tendency of human influence is to remove variability and uncertainty to create more predictable ecosystems. It is necessary to understand the scope and scale of these changes on ecosystem function and environmental productivity, in a historical context, to understand their impact on the region today.
The Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s ultimate goal for this priority issue is to further the conservation and restoration of habitats, ecosystems, and associated watersheds of the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico Alliance Environmental Education Network (GOMAEEN) hopes to generate a sense of stewardship for the unique coastal ecosystem in which we live. Guiding both formal and informal instructors to resources that offer experiential learning opportunities. The digital library highlights conservation programs and restoration projects that illustrate the process and products of science.
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Contacts:
Quenton Dokken, Ph.D.
Coordinator, HCRT
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
Ryan Fikes, M.S.
Project Director, HCRT
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
James Pahl, Ph.D.
Louisiana State Co-Lead, HCRT
Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration
Greg DuCote
Louisiana Co-Lead, HCRT
LA Dept of Natural Resources
