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TNC’s Statement on Gulf Naming
We carefully review the implications of the multiple executive orders and instructions from the new administration to ensure we can continue to make progress for people and nature.
The Nature Conservancy has been working in the Gulf for more than 40 years, through hurricanes and oil spills, in close partnership with private, state and federal partners.
To ensure our programs continue, in accordance with clear directives from federal agencies under recent executive orders, TNC is required to refer to its programs in the Gulf of Mexico in U.S. territorial waters as “Gulf of America.” We continue to refer to our programs occurring outside of U.S. territorial waters in the Gulf as “Gulf of Mexico,” in accordance with international practice.
Conserving the Gulf’s Lands, Waters and Way of Life
From Cancun to Key West, the great arc of the Gulf Coast and its waters support diverse plants and animals and human communities. But the Gulf is in trouble. It can only be saved by the concerted restoration of its bays, estuaries and other natural features. The Nature Conservancy is working with partners to create a sustainable future for the region's wildlife and for ours and future generations.
News From The Gulf
Award For Nature-Based Solutions
Tyndall Air Force Base received a Presidential Federal Sustainability Award for incorporating nature into building a more resilient facility.
A Nature Conservancy Report Recommends Accelerating Oyster Restoration in the Gulf.
A new report published by The Nature Conservancy suggests eight overall strategies for oyster restoration in the Gulf.
Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions (SUNS) in Bay, Gulf and Franklin Counties
The Nature Conservancy is working alongside local, regional & university partners to conduct a two-year project to identify and promote nature-based solutions for resiliency in the Florida panhandle.
Our Strategic Priorities
Restoring Coastal Habitats
Our goal in the Gulf is to restore and sustain the Gulf’s natural systems so that they continue to benefit human communities, provide habitat for the full range of plant and animal species, and make human and natural communities more resilient to change.
Building Coastal Resilience
We are working with federal, state and local governments to design projects—such as oyster reef construction, marsh building, coral reef restoration and land conservation—that strengthen shorelines and demonstrate that restoring natural features is a cost-effective way to reduce vulnerability to storms while creating recreational opportunities and habitat for the Gulf’s resident and migratory species.
Managing Freshwater Inputs
With 40% of the land in the continental United States draining into the Gulf of America, we are working with cities, towns, farmers, ranchers and public and private forest land owners in places upstream to develop land management techniques and identify natural solutions to diminishing the amount of pollution that flows into rivers and streams and, eventually, into the Gulf of America’s estuaries.
Conserving Ocean Resources
The health of our ocean and inland waters-and the livelihoods of millions of people-depend on well-managed resources. We are working with partners and local communities on innovative approaches to promoting healthy coastal and marine ecosystems that support stable supplies of seafood, diverse fisheries and thriving coastal economies.
TEXAS
Getting it right for the Texas Gulf Coast means getting it right for oysters.
LOUISIANA
Louisiana loses an average of 16 square miles of coastal marsh each year.
MISSISSIPPI
Recycling shells can help bring oysters back to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
ALABAMA
TNC has been working to protect this rapidly disappearing landscape since the 1970s.
FLORIDA
We are working with partners to ensure a healthy future for our estuaries, watersheds and the Gulf.
OUR TEAM
Meet key TNC staff working on the ground in the Gulf.
Case Statement
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America's Great Restoration Opportunity
Read more about what we're doing across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to make the most of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore the Gulf.
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