Table 3. Common challenges and opportunities for watershed management and the adoption of AM practices. The degree to which each challenge or opportunity is present in a given watershed is indicated by “+” for a relevant challenge or opportunity and “++” for a major challenge or opportunity.



	CHALLENGE				OPPORTUNITY

	Lack of upstream-downstream cooperation	Lack of stake-holder equality	Fragmented policies and legislation	Non-conducive experimentation setting	Watershed-level water management authorities	Multi-level government partnerships	Watershed councils for planning/info sharing	Stake-holder incentive programs	Learning by implementation of AM: current, in the past, or in other sectors

Apalachicola	++	++	++	+	++
Columbia	+		++	+			+	++	++
Crocodile	+	++	++	+	++	++			++
Fraser			++			++	++		++
Hudson							++	++	++
King’s Bay			+		++		++		+
Ocklawaha	++	+	+	+	++
Peace	++	++	++		++		++	++	+
Sacramento	+	+	++	+	++		++		++
St. Mary’s			+		++	++		++
Suwannee					++	++		++
Zambezi	++	++	++	++		+	+