The cost of shoring up the national and global infrastructure as sea levels rise and Pacific storms grow in intensity and power will be a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of rebuilding after a major weather event, experts have warned.
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“Our goal (in the Marianas) is not only to reverse the decline of coral reefs but to rebuild these ecosystems,” Castro said. “We need a mechanism that provides actionable information to continue on a path to save our reefs. This bill provides that.”
The act was introduced by Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, who serves on the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation would reauthorize and update the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, which expired more than 15 years ago, and bolster the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Conservation Program that it created.