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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


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


Lydia Olander, PhDDirector Ecosystem Services Program National Ecosystem Services PartnershipNicholas Institute for Environmental Policy SolutionsDuke University


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

20132012

2011

2010

2008

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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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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