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| Countries: | United States of America |
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| Basins: | Gulf of Mexico (450) (Rio Grande) |
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5) Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1) |
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Nature-Based Solutions |
| Progress to Date: | 10600 Pounds of nitrogen eliminated |
| Services Needed: | No services needed/offered |
| Desired Partner: | Business |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2018 » Ongoing |
| Project Website: | www.bhp.com/community/case-studies/2019/09/americas-wetland-... |
| Project Source: | CEO Water Mandate |
| Profile Completion: | 72% |
In 2018, BHP’s US-based Petroleum business committed US$3.4 million over five years through a public-private partnership with the America’s WETLAND Foundation (AWF) and Resource Environmental Solutions (RES). Known as the Terrebonne Biodiversity and Community Resilience Projects, the partnership has restored 60.7 hectares (150 acres) of wetlands in the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary, one of the largest and most productive systems in the US, with an economic value of U…
Cora Snyder
Senior Researcher
Pacific Institute
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