▁focused ▁on ▁inter connected ▁land ▁and ▁water ▁systems ▁gained ▁in ▁importance ▁because ▁places ▁reson ated ▁with ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁parts - per - mill ion ▁just ▁do ▁not . ▁ ▁Pol ic ies ▁and ▁programs ▁The ▁E PA ▁has ▁several ▁programs ▁r anging ▁from ▁agricult ure ▁to ▁wet lands ▁and ▁everything ▁in ▁between . ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁programs , ▁Cooper ative ▁Conserv ation ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁extends ▁to ▁reach ▁several ▁other ▁organizations ▁that ▁are ▁working ▁toward ▁the ▁same ▁goal ▁of ▁sust ain ability . ▁This ▁program ▁is ▁a ▁collaboration ▁of ▁partners hip , ▁ste ward ship ▁and ▁sust ain ability ▁that ▁works ▁with ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁groups ▁and ▁organizations ▁to ▁achieve ▁environmental ▁results ▁larger ▁than ▁just ▁what ▁the ▁E PA ▁can ▁provide . ▁ ▁Research , ▁tools ▁and ▁technology ▁The ▁sust ain ability ▁sector ▁of ▁the ▁E PA ▁has ▁also ▁conducted ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁research ▁to ▁identify ▁problem ▁areas ▁and ▁identify ▁essential ▁tools ▁to ▁manage ▁e cos ystem s ▁that ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁protected . ▁Mon itor ing ▁is ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁success ▁for ▁any ▁program ▁implementation . ▁The ▁E PA ▁has ▁created ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Mon itor ing ▁and ▁Ass ess ment ▁Program ▁( E MAP ) ▁which ▁works ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁appropriate ▁tools ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁e colog ical ▁resources . ▁This ▁program ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁increase ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁ris ks ▁involved ▁with ▁current ▁natural ▁resources . ▁ ▁Ass ess ments ▁and ▁performance ▁measures ▁The ▁E PA ▁also ▁releases ▁reports ▁on