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Terrebonne Biodiversity and Community Resilience Project

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Amazon
Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: United States of America
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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
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Project Overview

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…

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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 US$1.2 million per year.

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BHP, formerly known as BHP Billiton, is the trading entity of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton plc, an Anglo-Australian multinational mining, metals and petroleum dual-listed public company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Learn More

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