Committees and Teams

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Consensus-based decisionmaking

APNEP engages citizens and organizations through its committees to ensure a coordinated approach to managing the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system.

The Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership pursues its mission of identifying, protecting, and restoring the estuary's natural resources with guidance and support from its advisory bodies, regional partners, and its ecosystem-based Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). APNEP's initiatives are guided by input from a diverse group of regional partners and stakeholders. Together, we work to protect and enhance one of the nation's most valuable estuaries.

APNEP Management Conference

Leadership Council

The Leadership Council (LC) works with staff, the STAC, and the CAC to support, evaluate, update, advocate, and guide implementation of APNEP's mission and management plan implementation.

Science and Technical Advisory Committee

The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) provides scientific and technical guidance to the Partnership, including ecosystem assessment, monitoring, and implementation.

Citizen Advisory Committee

The Citizen Advisory Committee members represent the citizens, agencies, tribes, and relevant parties regarding environmental management, and guiding the partnership on engaging the diverse communities in its decisions and represent diverse perspectives.

APNEP’s advisory committees, including the Leadership Council and Science and Technical Advisory Committee, provide direction and oversight for APNEP. Action Teams tackle the topics listed in APNEP’s management plan, deciding how APNEP should spend its funds to address pressing issues related to each Team’s area of expertise. Monitoring and Assessment Teams, which are also topic-based, work to develop ecological indicators that will help APNEP to assess the “health” of the Albemarle-Pamlico region, and then continue to monitor that health on an ongoing basis.

The committees that make up APNEP's Management Conference are those that are listed in the Partnership's Executive Order #250, and include the Leadership Council, Science and Technical Advisory Committee, and Citizen Advisory Committee. The Citizen Advisory Committee is composed of representatives from the region.  

APNEP's Monitoring and Assessment Teams and Action Teams are ad-hoc groups, meaning that they have been convened to tackle specific issues and will be created and dissolved as necessary to effectively implement APNEP's CCMP. 

Monitoring & Assessment Teams

These Teams work towards development of ecosystem indicators and metrics that will allow APNEP and our partners to monitor the overall health of the region.

Action Teams

Each Action Team works toward implementation of several closely aligned management actions in various environmental disciplines.

Links & Resources of Interest

Upcoming Events

See upcoming APNEP committee meetings, special events, as well as notices of partner events throughout the Albemarle-Pamlico region.

Governance and Guiding Documents

View APNEP's annual work plans, strategy documents, executive orders, and MOUs.

Past Committees

Access meeting notes and materials from APNEP committees that are no longer active.