WASHINGTON, DC, July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the launch of the Coastal Resilience Dashboard, which shows conservation impacts from projects funded by the National Coastal Resilience Fund, the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program and the Emergency Coastal Resilience Fund.
The Coastal Resilience Dashboard is an important tool for visualizing NFWF’s impact on coastal communities and critical habitat across the US by tracking the ecological and socioeconomic outcomes of projects and programs. The dashboard displays data such as acres restored, fish passage barriers removed, jobs created, assets protected, and the number of underserved communities directly engaged and impacted from grants.
“The Coastal Resilience Dashboard provides a critical window into the conservation benefits achieved through NFWF’s coastal resilience initiatives,” said NFWF Chief Conservation Officer Holly Bamford. “By demonstrating the restoration of critical habitat and the positive impacts on coastal communities, this tool enhances transparency, facilitates data-driven decision-making, and supports the continued success of our investments in stability of the coast.”
The dashboard offers the public an opportunity to engage in an interactive way with the current conservation impacts of NFWF’s coastal resilience grants. Users can evaluate investments made in specific areas, and for conservation impacts of specific grants and programs. The dashboard will be updated regularly as data becomes available and new projects are added.
The Coastal Resilience Dashboard was developed in collaboration with Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc).
About the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Chartered by Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) protects and restores the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitats. The Foundation works with public and private partners in all 50 states and US territories to solve the toughest conservation problems. NFWF has funded more than 22,100 projects with a conservation impact of more than $10 billion. Learn more at www.nfwf.org.
