National Resources Inventory

Updated July 18, 2012

The 2007 National Resource Inventory (NRI) is the latest in a series of national resource inventories conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). It provides updated information on the status, condition, and trends of land, soil, water, and related resources on the Nation’s non-Federal lands. Non-Federal lands include privately owned lands, tribal and trust lands, and lands controlled by State and local governments. The NRI provides a record of the Nation's conservation accomplishments and future program needs.

The primary objective of the NRI is to provide natural resource managers, policy makers, and the public with scientifically valid, timely, and relevant information on natural resources and the environment of the Caribbean Area. This information can provide the scientific basis for effective public policies, sound agricultural and natural resource legislation, sensible local and national conservation programs, and targeted USDA financial and technical assistance in addressing natural resource concerns. NRI data are designed to be part of the core components of the agency's strategic planning and accountability efforts, and to help assess consequences of existing legislative mandates, such as the Farm Bill.

The 2007 NRI provides nationally consistent data for the 25-year period 1982–2007. This current NRI database should be used to compare 2007 conditions with those for earlier years. Comparisons using NRI data published prior to 2007 can produce incorrect inferences. Statistical estimation and quality assurance procedures employed for the NRI survey program help ensure that trends reported using NRI data reflect true changes in resource conditions. 

The report below provides summary data for the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands).  Additional information can be found on the National Program link below.

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2007 NRI Caribbean Area Summary Report (PDF, 119 KB; revised May 2012)

National Program link

For additional information related to the National Resources Inventory, please contact: Carmen L. Santiago at 787-766-5206 x. 127.

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