'Managed Retreat' For Louisiana's Wetlands

According to a report by the National Academy of Sciences, restoring Louisiana's wetlands is "impossible".

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November 11, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Restoring Louisiana's vanished wetlands, or even maintaining those that remain, will be impossible, according to an expert panel convened in 2004 by the National Academy of Sciences to consider a major proposal for wetlands restoration in the state.

The panel says the time has come for state and local governments, businesses and citizens to start talking about which wetland areas can be preserved and which must be abandoned, a process it called 'managed retreat.'"

FULL STORY: Hard Choices Seen in Efforts to Help Louisiana Wetlands

Friday, November 11, 2005 in The New York Times

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