Strategies and an Action Plan for Protecting and Restoring Wetland and Floodplain Functions

Resource: Report

Source: Natural Floodplains Alliance

The Natural Floodplains Alliance and the Wetland Mapping Consortium (WMC) developed and hosted a series of workshops focused on identifying barriers and opportunities for formulating a new national strategy that would enable greater protection and restoration of
floodplains, including the wetlands within them, and the beneficial functions they provide. This report compiles the findings of these workshops and provides an action plan to protect and restore wetland
and floodplain functions in the United States.

The NFFA is an affiliation of nonprofit and private organizations, government agencies, and individuals working to promote and encourage activities at all levels of government that protect and restore the natural resources and functions of floodplains.

The WMC is an interdisciplinary group of wetland scientists and managers interested in mapping and monitoring wetlands with remotely sensed images and using the resulting products to best manage wetland resources, ultimately resulting in increased conservation of wetlands and the enhanced delivery of wetland ecosystem services.