The Environment

The natural environment is the focus of several of the centers and institutes within ISPA.

Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC)
freac.fsu.edu
FREAC was founded to conduct research in the general areas of resource management and environmental analysis. Geographic Information System (GIS) development, spatial database maintenance, web based database delivery, and graphic representation of geographic information are FREAC strengths.

Florida Natural Areas Inventory Program (FNAI)
www.fnai.org
Collects, interprets and disseminates ecological information critical to the conservation of Florida’s biodiversity. FNAI provides scientific support for the Florida Forever land acquisition program. Databases are maintained for conservation lands, invasive plants, and the Florida Forever land acquisitions.