摘要："N 0 net loss" of wetlands, a national policy goal supported in both Bush and Clinton administrations, requires that we minimize wetland conversion and restore wetlands to compensate for unavoidable losses. The United States appears to be approaching "no net loss" of wetland acreage in the 1990s. However, sustaining the "no net loss" goal will be difficult unless programs to conserve wetlands remain in place, greater efforts toward wetland restoration are undertaken, or both.
