Science and the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration An Assessment of the Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative (2003) / Chapter Skim
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4 Financial Resources
4 Financial Resources
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The programs defined in Chapter 2 for the accomplishment of science in the service of restoration in South Florida and the program management improvements proposed in Chapter 3 require financial resources. This chapter provides a brief overview of the financial resources of the CEST program by describing the congressionally appropriated funds over the life of the program, the distribution of those funds by project activity, and other sources of funding for science research affecting the greater Everglades ecosystem and the restoration effort.
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All of the funding associated with the CEST program does not go for direct support of scientific research (Figure 4-1~. As with most research, a portion is relegated to administration of research personnel and resources.
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The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, rather than the National Park Service, managed the funds used for restoration planning, and these funds were allocated on a noncompetitive basis. Total nonresearch expenses for the CEST program, including administration, CERP implementation, and planning, coordination, and review costs, average 19 percent of the CESI budget over FY ~ 997-2002.
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Four sponsoring agencies received CESI funding for scientific research during FY 1997-2002: the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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SOURCE: William Perry, NPS, written communication, 2002.
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SOURCE: William Perry, NPS, written communication, 2002. ecosystem species, reflected under the Ecological Processes/Indicator Species and Landscape Patterns program categories.
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In FY 2001, the NOAA budget for scientific research on the marine environment exceeded $5 million, and the SFWMD allocated more than $40 million for both research and monitoring efforts (SFERTF, 2002~. EVALUATION OF CESI FINANCIAL RESOURCES In general, it appears that the early science funds for the CESI program were sufficient to initiate the needed research, but the smaller budgets of recent years have been inadequate to support full development of the science to support fastmoving restoration planning.
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Early scientific research can reduce uncertainty in restoration planning and, therefore, represents an investment toward the likelihood of achieving the restoration goals. Inadequate science support now may result in exponentially increased costs later if failed restoration projects must be redesigned based on unforeseen consequences.
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Funding in the late 1990s was depressed within DOI based on concerns about the effectiveness of the CESI program and because of countervailing economic pressures, including the budgetary demands of CERP implementation. The result of these budget shortcomings has been that CEST science has been limited in its potential contributions to inform restoration management and decision making.
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