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The Federal Resource Management andEcosystem Services Guidebook
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Methods for Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Planning and Decision-Making
ACES Workshop 2014
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Time Topic Presenter
8:00-8:20 FRMES Introduction and Overview Lydia Olander
8:20-8:50 Assessment Framework Dean Urban
8:50-9:30 Stakeholder EngagementIncludes short exercise
Deb Whitall
9:30-10:00 BREAK10:00-11:30 Means-Ends Diagrams
Includes exerciseChristy Ihlo
11:30-1:00 LUNCH1:00-1:50 Benefit Relevant Metrics Development
Includes exerciseLisa Wainger
1:50-2:30 Monetary Valuation Rob Johnston
2:30-3:00 BREAK3:00-4:00 Non-Monetary Valuation (MCDA) Dean Urban
4:00-4:30 Wrap-Up and Q&AIncludes survey of participants
Lydia Olander
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Workshop Leaders
Lydia Olander, PhDDirector Ecosystem Services Program National Ecosystem Services PartnershipNicholas Institute for Environmental Policy SolutionsDuke University
Dean Urban, PhDProfessor of Landscape EcologySenior Associate DeanNicholas School of the EnvironmentDuke University
Christy Ihlo, MEMResearch AssistantEcosystem Services ProgramNicholas Institute for Environmental Policy SolutionsDuke University
Lisa Wainger, PhDResearch ProfessorUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Rob Johnston, PhDProfessor of EconomicsDepartment of EconomicsDirector and Research ProfessorThe George Perkins Marsh InstituteClark University
Deb Whitall, PhDRegional Social ScientistPacific Southwest RegionUS Forest Service
The Federal Resource Management andEcosystem Services Guidebook
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Lydia Olander, PhDDirector Ecosystem Services Program National Ecosystem Services PartnershipNicholas Institute for Environmental Policy SolutionsDuke University
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Why Create the Guidebook?
1998PCAST report - Teaming with Life: Investing in Science to Understand and Use America’s Living Capital
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Farm BillEstablishment of USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and MarketsWetlands Compensatory Mitigation Rule
Inter-agency dialogue on payments and markets for ecosystem services
PCAST Report - Sustaining Environmental Capital: Protecting Society and the Economy
Forest Service Planning RuleInternational Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
CEQ Principles and Requirements for Federal Investments in Water Resources
2005
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ABOUT
THE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK for Ecosystem ServicesMethods for connecting ecological and social analyses
EXPLORE AGENCY USE of Ecosystem Services Agency decision contexts and examples
UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATION for Ecosystem Services ApproachesHistory, definitions, benefits, limitations, FAQs
What Does the Guidebook Include?
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Help to fill the gap between concept and practice Educate newcomers & managers on the ground Shared learning across agencies Connect ecological and social methods for ES
evaluation Common framework that spans decision contexts and
geography
Bring together agency and academic experts to bring credibility while remaining practical
Goals of the Project
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Over 150 People ParticipatedProject Leads
Lydia Olander, Dean Urban, Tim Profeta (Duke University)Lynn Scarlett (The Nature Conservancy)
Jim Boyd (Resources for the Future)Sally Collins (Consultant, Formerly USFS and USDA OEM)
Funders Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
National Center for Ecological Analysis and SynthesisNational Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
Duke UniversityUSDA Office of Environmental Markets
Seed funding from several agencies
Universities & ConsultantsClark University
Colorado State UniversityDuke University
University of MarylandOhio University
University of WisconsinVanderbilt University
The New SchoolInstitute for Natural Resources
ParametrixSpatial Informatics Group
Agency PartnersU.S. Forest Service
U.S. Bureau of Land ManagementU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Agency ObserversCouncil on Environmental Quality
Office of Science and Technology PolicyOffice of Management and Budget
USDA Office of Environmental MarketsU.S. Department of State
NGOsCompass
Defenders of WildlifeConservation Science Partners
NatureServeResources for the FutureThe Nature Conservancy
United Nations Environment Programme
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How Was the Guidebook Created?Agencies Managers
NGOs
Technical Experts
Agency examples
NCEAS and SESYNC Technical Working Groups
Assessment framework and methods review
Data and infrastructure needs
Community of Practice
Advice, review,
integration, communication
Online Guidebook
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UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATIONFOR AN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES APPROACH
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Common Categories
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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ProvisioningGoods or products produced by ecosystems
RegulatingNatural processes regulated by ecosystems
CulturalNon-material benefits obtained from ecosystems
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SupportingFunctions that maintain all other services
Source of slide: Businesses for Social Responsibility
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An Ecosystem Services Approach
Katie Locklier, 2013
USDA, FS
Tony Alter, Wikimedia Commons
Katie Locklier, 2013
USDA FS
Rob Haight, USFS N. Research Station
Vera Kratovchil, PublicDomainPictures.net
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Potential Benefits
Analysis of who has access and benefits from changes in services can be the basis for understanding distributional or equity implications
Alex Chuman
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does this approach….1. Get used in all management decisions? No2. Replace assessments of traditional economic benefits? No3. Favor easy to quantify services? No4. Require monetization of all services? No5. Always change the outcome of a decision? No6. Replace existing agency priorities? No
An ecosystem services approach complements existing processes by providing additional information.
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Potential Challenges
Technical terminology may cause confusion
Gaps in data and modeling for ecosystem services could limit quantification
Insufficient in-house technical capacity
Managing greater engagement with a larger number of stakeholders
Concern that significant effort is required for potentially small impact on decisions
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EXPLORE AGENCY USEHOW ARE AGENCIES THINKING ABOUT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES?
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Agency Use
Johan Hogervorst
Agency Approaches National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Bureau of Land Management The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Forest Service
Exploration of Legal Authority The National Environmental Policy Act The Federal Land Policy and
Management Act
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Agency Applications and Explorations
Agency ExampleBLM Upper Green River Conservation Exchange ProgramBLM Protecting Ecosystem Services While Developing Renewable Energy
EPA Ecosystem Services and NOx/SOx Secondary Standards
FWS Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife RefugeFWS San Diego National Wildlife RefugeFWS Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge
NOAA Evaluating Ecosystem Services in Coastal and Marine Environments: Marine InVESTNOAA An Ecosystem Services Framework for Conservation of Coastal Blue Carbon
USFS Ecosystem Services Concepts and Inyo, Sierra, and Sequoia National ForestsUSFS The Cool Soda All Lands Restoration ProposalUSFS Ecosystem Services and Management of Complex Landscape: The Marsh ProjectUSFS Ecosystem Services and Land Management Plan RevisionUSFS Integrating Ecosystem Service into Forest Service Programs and Operations
“Using an ecosystem services perspective is like moving from black and white to full spectrum color in terms of the richness of the
analysis and the ability to communicate it to the public.”
John Allen, Deschutes National Forest Supervisor
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