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Is Central Florida Conserving its Legacy?
 

Stewardship of Central Florida’s natural ecosystems, open spaces, and wildlife is an environmental, economic, and social imperative. The pressures of population growth, coupled with the potential impacts of climate change, bring greater responsibility to seek innovative solutions to regional sustainability. Central Florida’s legacy of environmental protection is strong, but much work remains for the region to address continuing threats to its natural assets and to use resources more efficiently.
  
One measure of a region’s commitment to the environment is the percent of land and water areas protected for public use today and for future generations. In Central Florida, 25 percent of the region’s coastal and land areas has been protected through local efforts – raising the region to world-class status and demonstrating the region’s commitment to sustainability.
    

Naturally Central Florida: Fitting the Pieces Together is the first document in a community process to protect and sustain the exceptional ecosystems of Central Florida. Seven “jewels of our natural world” in Central Florida are identified and showcased. These are “must save” places with regional, national, (and in some cases) global ecological and economic value that benefit Florida and the Nation.

Greater Kissimmee Prairie
 

St. Johns/Econ River Corridor
 
Green Swamp
 
Indian River Lagoon Blueway
 
Wekiva - Ocala Greenway
  
Volusia Conservation Corridor
 
Lake Wales Ridge
 




 

2009 Progress Report Tidbits


-   25% of land and water area in Central Florida is currently under conservation protection. 

-   3.5 million people annually visit the State Parks located in Central Florida.

-   Central Florida residents have reduced the amount of water consumed by each user by 39 gallons since 2000 and are now below the national average.

Click Here to download the complete Environmental Section of the 2009 Progress Report for the Central Florida Region.

Click Here for access to the complete report as well as all background data created for the report.
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