Coastal ecosystems -- Replumbing the Everglades: Wetlands restoration in South Florida

In what may be the world’s most ambitious effort to restore an ecosystem, government agencies, business interests, and environmentalists are combining forces – and some US$8 billion – to reverse a century of draining and diking in the Everglades.

This vast inland marsh houses a rich assemblage of plants and wildlife and is the water source for Miami’s 6 million residents and South Florida’s valuable farming sector.