An unprecedented land conservation effort is presently underway in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Region (GCR) due to an influx of funds from settlements related to the 2012 RESTORE Act. A complete understanding of the priorities of the states in the GCR is critical to ensure that land conservation planning efforts are implemented effectively and efficiently. The paper reviews past, current, and future land conservation priorities in the GCR to inform strategic planning efforts. This review catalogs an extensive list of projects and plans proposed and implemented at federal, state, county, and city levels with direct ties to land conservation during the past 20 years. Comprehensive restoration goals proposed by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration (Restore) Council were used as a framework for grouping priorities within conservation plans and projects. Plans were first compiled via internet searches and expert sources, then a series of eight stakeholder charrettes were held across the GCR states to validate the catalog and add missing projects and plans. A geospatial web tool was developed using the Restore Council goal framework to allow for the identification and exploration of plans in the GCR.

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墨西哥湾地区的土地保护：计划，重点和工作的全面回顾

由于与2012年《 RESTORE法》有关的定居点资金的涌入，墨西哥湾沿海地区（GCR）目前正在进行前所未有的土地保护工作。全面了解GCR中各州的优先事项对于确保有效实施土地保护规划工作至关重要。本文回顾了GCR中过去，当前和未来的土地保护优先事项，以为战略规划工作提供信息。该审查列出了在过去20年中在联邦，州，县和市各级与土地保护直接相关的拟议和实施的广泛项目和计划清单。墨西哥湾沿岸生态系统恢复（恢复）理事会提出的全面恢复目标被用作对保护计划和项目中的优先事项进行分组的框架。首先通过互联网搜索和专家资源来编制计划，然后在GCR各州举行了一系列八个利益相关者名单，以验证目录并添加缺失的项目和计划。使用恢复委员会目标框架开发了一种地理空间网络工具，以允许在GCR中识别和探索计划。