Policy Resource Center

The Environmental Policy and Advocacy Department works to ensure that our region’s leaders have the proper tools to make informed decisions about the future of Southwest Florida.

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Policy Priorities

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Coastal Resilience

A Collier County resilience study needs public attention. Your help is needed to help create a more sustainable storm resilience plan for the place we call home.
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Water Quality

To promote better water management, the Conservancy works with stakeholders and decision-makers to ensure that stringent water management tools and best practices are in place and utilized.
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Eastern Lands

Now is a pivotal time in Collier County’s history. A huge area of eastern Collier County is vulnerable to intensive development. If the eastern lands are developed as currently planned, the county could add over 300,000 residents.
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Habitat Protection

The Conservancy works to prevent harm to wildlife by preserving their habitats from land use changes, conserving landscape corridors to provide habitat connectivity, and ensuring that habitat protections are strong.
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Everglades Restoration

The Conservancy Policy Department advocates for CERP projects and funding to restore the River of Grass, reduce damaging discharges of polluted water to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries, and send clean water south to Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.
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Policy Resource Center

Want to learn more? Take a deep dive into our Policy Resource Center to get more information about our work.
How You can help

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Volunteer

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