Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook
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Why Ecosystem Services?
Integrating Ecosystem Services into Federal Resource Management
Why Do We Need an Ecosystem Services Approach to Resource Management?
Why Is Use of Ecosystem Services Accelerating?
How Can Federal Resource Agencies Benefit from an Ecosystem Services Approach to Management?
Important Questions about Ecosystem Services-Based Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Is an Ecosystem Services Approach Right for My Project?
Agency Use
Introduction to Agency Use
Approach of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Historical Context
Decision Contexts
Decision Context 1: Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Management
Key Players
Legal and Management Context
Methods, Tools, and Capacity
Decision Context 2: Regional Place-Based Management
Decision Context 3: Local Place-Based Management
Institutional Context
Agency Explorations and Applications
Approach of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Historical Context
Institutional Context
References
Approach of the Bureau of Land Management
Historical Contexts
Decision Contexts
Decision Context I: Land-Use Plan Decisions
Key Players: Land Use Plan Decisions
Legal and Management Context: Land Use Plan Decisions
Methods, Tools, Capacity: Land Use Plan Decisions
Decision Context II: implementation Decisions
Key Players: Implementation Decisions
Legal and Management Context: Implementation Decisions
Methods, Tools, Capacity: Implementation Decisions
Institutional Structure
Agency Explorations and Applications
Approach of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
History of Engagement
Decision Context: Refuge Planning
Key Players: Refuge Planning
Legal and Management Planning: Refuge Planning
Methods, Tools, Capacity: Refuge Planning
Agency Explorations and Applications
Approach of the U.S. Forest Service
Historical Context
Decision Contexts
Decision Context I: Forest Planning and the 2012 Planning Rule
Key Players
Methods, Tools, and Capacity
Decision Context II: Project-Level NEPA Decision Making
Legal and Management Context
Methods, Tools, and Capacity
Decision Context III: State-Level Ecosystem Services Assessment and Valuation
Key Players
Methods, Tools, and Capacity
Institutional Structures
Research Community
Cross-Agency Coordination
Funding Mechanisms, Measures of Project Success
Agency Explorations and Applications
Exploration of Legal Authority
National Environmental Policy Act
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Assessment Framework
Overview and Best Practices
How to Read This Section of the Guidebook
Framework Overview
Best Practices
Scoping
Understanding Socio-Cultural Context
Stakeholder Engagement during Scoping
Building and Using Conceptual Diagrams
Identifying Services
Benefit-Relevant Indicators
What Are BRIs?
Analysis
Selecting Services
Quantifying BRIs
Quantifying BRIs
Quantifying Social Context of BRIs
Benefits Assessment
Overview of Benefits Assessment
Monetary Valuation
Non-Monetary Methods: Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Ecosystem Services
Other Methods
The Decision Process
Using BRIs in Decision Making
Displaying Assessment Results with Alternatives Matrices and Maps
Combining Results: Weighting and Aggregation
Stakeholder Engagement
Identifying Stakeholders
Determining the Requisite Level of Engagement
Communicating about Ecosystem Services
Stakeholder Engagement within the Framework
Conclusion
Using Indicators Effectively
Defining Indicators Clearly
Estimating Quantitative Indicators
Using Qualitative Measures Correctly
Scenario Analysis and Green Accounting
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