The immediate task is to convert and expand historical resource estimates into N143-101 eligible resources.

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Unfortunately this is so much so that local authorities have started to pull out by making large cuts in resources, leaving the large weight of responsibility on the shoulders of the voluntary sector who now have the task of tackling these issues with often little resource and support.

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While early efforts combined with elections and pledges for constitutional reforms helped ease the tension, sustaining such spending with minimal natural resource revenue is becoming an increasingly difficult task to keep up.

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However, such a task requires collaboration between the various stakeholders and authorities responsible for human resource development at all levels and in various sectors.

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Given their authorities, programs, and expertise, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) have institutional capacities that can contribute significantly to the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and restoration efforts, including scientific and policy expertise as well as experience gained in the Task Force process and other planning efforts in the Gulf area.

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