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The Caribbean Conservation Corporation, through its Sea Turtle Survival League (STSL), initiated a new campaign to address the threats to Florida's nesting sea turtles posed by coastal development, construction of sea walls, and increasing reliance on beach nourishment to protect poorly sited upland development. STSL's new initiative, dubbed the Free the Beach Campaign (FTBC), seeks to eliminate or reduce the continued destruction of Florida's remaining coastal habitat by addressing the root causes—poorly designed coastal management policies and ineffective enforcement of existing laws and regulations.
Here you will find articles & news alerts on issues related to Florida's coastal management policies:
Articles:
• Protecting a Ribbon of Sand –An Overview of the Issues.
• STSL's 2004-2005 Flroida Legislative Initiatives.
• Time to reassess coastal-management policies. Orlando Sun, February 18, 2005.
• Beach Nourishment Projects Must Consider Cumulative Impacts to Marine Life.
• Coastal development & sea turtles—the debate heats up.
• Emergency armoring permits illegally issued.
• STSL Launches Free the Beach Campaign.
• Turtle encounters wall; has a great fall; Vets put her back together again.
• New Threats to the Carr Refuge.
• Armoring laws weakened.
News Releases:
• Sea Turtle Survival League and coastal conservation groups present Coastal Friendly Awards for first time.
• Congress Passes a Bad Bill to Reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resource System.
• Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches and Coastal Barrier Islands Under Attack, Again!
• Critical nesting beach threatened by illegal sea wall!
For more information about STSL's Free the Beach Campaign, please contact Gary Appelson or David Godfrey or call 352-373-6441.
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