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Developing environmental report cards
12 Dec 2012Conference
Corvallis, Oregon
Bill Dennison
Chesapeake Bay report card
Chesapeake Bay Program indicators
• In 2005, there were 101 indicators; mixed ‘state’ and ‘response’ indicators
• No hierarchy or combined indices
• Presented as stand alone style - didn’t tell a complete story
• Long lag time between monitoring and indicator availability
• Often with poor spatial representation
Current list of Chesapeake Bay Program indicators as they appear on the website
Chesapeake Bay report card developed
Chesapeake Bay report card
Environmental report cards identify ecological tipping points
Citizen scientists increasingly involved in regional report cards
Innovations in governance: CompStat
• CompStat developed in New York City in 1995• Jack Maple, William Bratton• Crime reductions• Spread to other cities
Innovations in governance: CitiStat• CitiStat developed in Baltimore in 2000• Mayor Martin O’Malley• Crime reductions, absentee reductions, improved city services
BayStat: Developed for Chesapeake Bay
• BayStat developed in Maryland in 2006• Gov. Martin O’Nalley• Chesapeake Bay nutrient reductions• Timely, accurate intelligence shared by all
Five steps for reporting
Createconceptual framework
Chooseindicators
Definethresholds
Calculatescorecard
Communicateresults
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Step 1: Create conceptual framework
Step 2: Choose indicatorsthat convey meaningful ecological information and can be measured
reliably
Step 3: Define thresholdsand reporting regions to establish environmental benchmarks and spatial
details
Step 4: Calculate scorecardfor dissemination to decision-makers, resource managers, and interested
public
Chesapeake Bay report card
Step 5: Communicate resultseffectively through mass media with supporting material in technical or
web-based venues
Great Barrier Reef Report Card• Pressure – state – response indicators• Response indicators reported by industry
sectors (canegrowers, farmers, graziers)
Environmental report cards can be a tool within a broader environmental campaign
Why do environmental report cards work?
• Peer pressure is a powerful human motivator
• Educational report cards are a common experience
• Report cards synthesize large amounts of data