# Presentation: 170591

## NOAA Leadership Seminar

**Peg Brady, Program Coordinator**

**23 March 2005**

***PPBES: An Evolving Process***

## Nine programs directly support NOAA’s ecosystem goal:

- Habitat
- Corals
- Coastal and Marine Resources
- Protected Species
- Fisheries Management
- Aquaculture
- Enforcement
- Ecosystem Observations
- Ecosystem Research

- (**Final Program Structure approved by the NEC, June 2004)**

## Program Plan Detail

## Habitat Matrix 

**Program Objectives**

-  Protect and restore ocean, coastal and Great Lakes habitats that support NOAA’s trust resources.
-  Advance the science underlying coastal habitat protection and restoration and develop strategies to achieve successful projects.
-  Transfer habitat science and technology to partners.

## Habitat Core Programs

**	**_**Damage Assessment and Restoration Program**_** (DARP)–  conducts natural resource damage assessments and restoration of coastal and marine resources injured as a result of oil spills, releases of hazardous materials and ship groundings****.**

_**Community-based Restoration Program**_** - establishes partnerships at the national and local level to provide funding, technical assistance, land, volunteer support or other in-kind services to help citizens carry out habitat restoration projects.**

## Habitat Core Programs

**	**_**Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) **_**- ****provides a focus for NOAA’s multiple ****capabilities and activities in the Chesapeake Bay and with the multi-state/Federal partnership that comprises the Chesapeake Bay Program.****  **

_**EFH, Wetlands and Fisheries Habitat Protection**_** - ****primary mandates focus on ensuring that living marine resources have sufficient healthy habitat to sustain populations. The mandates emphasize wetlands, anadromous fish habitat, and habitat of other marine and estuarine species.** ** **

## Habitat Core Programs

**	**_**Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Program**_**– ****funds and supports restoration, protection, conservation and enhancement of threatened wetlands in Louisiana.  **

_**Coastal Protection and Restoration Division**_** - is responsible for implementing the Secretary of Commerce's natural resource trustee responsibilities by protecting and restoring coastal habitats and resources affected by hazardous materials releases.**

## Habitat Core Programs

**	**_**Estuary Restoration Act**_** - ****enacted to (1) promote estuary habitat restoration, (2) develop a national strategy for creating and maintaining habitat restoration partnerships, (3) provide federal funding for restoration projects, and (4) enhance monitoring and research capabilities****.**

_**Invasive Species**_** activities include:**
** ****Prevention **
** ****Monitoring and Early Detection **
** ****Rapid Response, Control and   Management **
** ****Restoration**
** ****Leadership and Coordination**

- Tunicate on Georges Bank

## Habitat Matrix Program Operational Steps:

- Designed and implemented Matrix Management training program.
- Finalized original matrix management agreement that provided terms of reference for all members and established subcommittees.
- Established routine meeting schedule and intranet site.
- Re-organized Habitat Matrix Program to include Habitat Protection programs, all of NCBO and Invasive species programs.
- Held Habitat Program retreat and matrix training refresher for new and former members held at the beginning of FY 07 PPBES process.
- Stepped up communications and coordination within Habitat Program and improved responses to requests from NOAA Leadership.

## Habitat Matrix Program Progress to date

- Two Program Baseline Assessments completed (FY 06 & 07).
- Consensus on Program performance measures and targets.  Achieved FY 03 & 04 targets.
- National Estuary Restoration Inventory completed and launched. NERI provides Internet-accessible information on restoration techniques, acres restored, and monitoring results from projects. (_[http://](http://neri.noaa.gov/)__[neri.noaa.gov](http://neri.noaa.gov/)_)
- Habitat Program’s Portal site completed and launched. (_[http://](http://restoration.noaa.gov/)__[restoration.noaa.gov](http://restoration.noaa.gov/)_)
- Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program Adjustment in President’s FY 06 Budget.

## FY 04 Performance Measures

**Acres of habitat restored for ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources ****(5,562.64 acres of an annual target of 3,760**** ****acres**** ****in 2004). **
**Stream miles made accessible for ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources ****(410 of an annual target of**** ****410 stream miles in 2004).**
**Hazardous waste sites improved ****(18 of an annual target of 12 sites in 2004). **

## Habitat Program Challenges

**Address reduction of base funds for all Habitat Programs.**
**Integrate the Habitat Program within the regional ecosystem approach to management (EAM). Establish protection and restoration priorities nationally and regionally within the EAM. **
**Fully integrate all programs including the regions within the Habitat Program’s PBA. **
**Advance the science (including social sciences) underlying coastal habitat protection and restoration and develop improved strategies for achieving success. **
**Refine Habitat Program performance measures and tracking procedures.**