The Nature Conservancy
The
Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to seek opportunities
relating to the conservation, understanding, management and sustainable
use of the Nation’s water and related land resources. Both
organizations will benefit from each other’s expertise in natural
resources management and extensive networks of staff and partners. IWR
plays a role in the implementation of this agreement.
About the Memorandum of Understanding
Signed: December 14, 2000
Signing Parties:
- W. William Weeks, Executive Vice-President (The Nature Conservancy)
- Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, Assistant Secretary of the Army (USACE)
Purpose: This MOU will facilitate effective and efficient management of
important biological resources within the context of the Corps’
civil works and regulatory missions.
Terms: The partners will jointly pursue opportunities in:
- Protecting or restoring freshwater and coastal habitats for native plants and animals and natural communities
- Advancing
our understanding of the distribution and condition of biological
diversity associated with our Nation’s marine, coastal and
riparian waters
- Promoting non-structural flood
protection and other measures to maintain natural ecosystem functions
at sustainable levels
- Encouraging water management
measures that benefit native plants and animals and natural communities
while meeting human needs
- Fostering demonstration
projects to test promising water management strategies while monitoring
their efficacy in meeting multiple objectives
- Cooperating
in the monitoring and management of rare and endangered species and
their habitat potentially affected by projects and programs pursuant to
this MOU
- Promoting the gathering and sharing of
scientific data and research by either entity as it may be related to
projects of mutual interest and concern
About The Nature Conservancy
TNC
is a charitable, nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve
plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of
life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Memorandum of Understanding  (pdf, 162 KB)
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