ADVOCACY & RESOURCES
THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION INDUSTRY IN AMERICA
ADVOCACY
Our industry is composed of private sector solution providers that employ thousands in rewarding careers. We are proud of our projects that support local economies, restore America’s waters and species’ habitats, and protect our coastal communities. We act as partners to resource agencies and our clients, permittees with a regulatory challenge. We advocate as a growing sector of the nation’s economy that will only continue to grow with the right incentives and policies in place.
ERBA encourages further private sector investment and innovative solutions that make sense for our businesses and the development community we service.
We invite you to learn more about our association and our industry in the below materials. These are just an example of the association’s advocacy work and include white papers, submissions to agencies, and recent studies and media coverage.
INDUSTRY PRINCIPLES
ERBA Principles for Ecological Restoration and Compensatory Mitigation (May 2021) (pdf)
2023 PAPERS
Assessing The Size And Growth Of The US Wetland And Stream Compensatory Mitigation Industry (Oct. 2023) (pdf)
2022 PAPERS
ADVOCACY & AGENCY RESOURCES
2021 & EARLIER COMMENTS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE LINKS
An Infrastructure Package Could Help America’s Economy — and the Environment (June 2020)
In-Lieu Fee Mitigation: Review of Program Instruments and Implementation Across the Country (July 2019)
Bionic Planet: Current Challenges faced by the Restoration Economy (April 2019)
Ten Years of the Compensatory Mitigation Rule: Reflections on Progress and Opportunities (January 2019)
NPR OpEd: In Coal Country, Environmental Regulations Are Creating Jobs (April 2017)
Morning Consult: Conservation and Profit Along the Colorado River (April 2017)
PLOS One Study: Estimating the Size and Impact of the Ecological Restoration Economy (June 2015
