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Wetlands accounting—all wet?

With no reliable tally of wetlands and their status, federal officials cannot assess the success of government programs aimed at achieving "no net loss of wetlands."

References:

1998. Wetlands Overview: Problems With Acreage Data Persist. General Accounting Office. July. Washington, D.C.

Further Readings:

Adler, T. 1995. Two views of a swamp. Science News 148(July 22):56.

Raloff, J. 1998. Fine-tuning federal water policies. Science News 153(March 7):159.

Sources:

United States General Accounting Office
Resources, Community and Economic Development Division
Washington, DC 20548

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