Global issues - National Politics: Comparing wetland protection policies and perceptions in the Netherlands and the United States

Wetlands protection is a global goal that requires action on many levels of government, including National, State or Provincial, and municipal. Global plans and programs require a network of national and sub-national policy definition and enforcement. In the United States, for example, global and continental level strategies by necessity include conservation plans or programs as opposed to policies or laws. When National laws exist, state-level agencies or state branches of federal agencies permit and enforce rules. The Clean Water Act, a national policy, is for many states the only legislatio... Mehr ...