The Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook nespguidebook.com

Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com E XPLORE A GENCY U SE HOW ARE AGENCIES THINKING ABOUT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES?

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com Exploration of Legal Authority The National Environmental Policy Act “ …analysis of the effects of proposed actions on the value of ecosystem services is appropriate to include in documents prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Such analysis …helps to fulfill both the public policy purposes and the legal requirements of NEPA. ” - Dinah Bear - The Federal Land Policy and Management Act “Analysis of ……the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA)—and its components in relation to ecosystem services……suggest that the BLM does have the legal authority to manage public lands for both the preservation and use of ecosystem services.” - Paul Smyth -

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com U.S. Forest Service Johan Hogervorst An ecosystem services approach may be helpful in… 1.Forest-level planning (2012 Planning Rule) 2.Project-level NEPA decisions to compare management alternatives 3.State-level assessments and valuation of forest ecosystem services under different future scenarios

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lisa Cox, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service An ecosystem services approach may be helpful in… refuge planning. 1.To improve outcomes of resource management decisions 2.To enhance support for conservation-related actions 3.To identify non-traditional sources of funding

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com U.S. Bureau of Land Management An ecosystem services approach may be helpful in…. 1.Land use planning e.g. identifying areas where energy infrastructure or grazing are allowed 2.Implementation decisions e.g. the conditions of specific permits for development Laura Crane

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com Nat. Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration An ecosystem services approach may be helpful in… Moving towards a more quantified, spatially explicit consideration of ecosystem services and how they are affected by different management alternatives. 1.Fisheries management to understand how management impacts the services that flow from productive, sustainable fisheries 2.Place-based management at regional and local scales to maximize the delivery of a suite of benefits NOAA

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  Historical goal is to balance economic and environmental concerns of water management  Created a new work unit to explore integrating ecosystem services into planning processes New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com  EPA – Incorporating ecosystem services into NOx and SOx secondary air quality standards – Building new database and web based tools for analyzing ecosystem services, EnviroAtlas – Ongoing work to develop a framework for final ecosystem goods and services  USGS – Exploring methods and tools for ecosystem services assessments, in partnership with a number of agencies – Also coordinates ACES Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Geological Survey

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com Agency Explorations and Applications AgencyExample BLMUpper Green River Conservation Exchange Program BLMProtecting Ecosystem Services While Developing Renewable Energy EPAEcosystem Services and NOx/SOx Secondary Standards FWSGreat Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge FWSSan Diego National Wildlife Refuge FWSSilvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge NOAAEvaluating Ecosystem Services in Coastal and Marine Environments: Marine InVEST NOAAAn Ecosystem Services Framework for Conservation of Coastal Blue Carbon USFSEcosystem Services Concepts and Inyo, Sierra, and Sequoia National Forests USFSThe Cool Soda All Lands Restoration Proposal USFSEcosystem Services and Management of Complex Landscape: The Marsh Project USFSEcosystem Services and Land Management Plan Revision USFSIntegrating Ecosystem Service into Forest Service Programs and Operations

A GENCIES Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook | nespguidebook.com 1.Improving transparency and understanding of trade-offs 2.Improving prioritization of projects 3.Enhancing cost-effectiveness 4.Alignment with a more integrated and holistic approach to management 5.Possibly enhancing resilience in a changing climate 6.Capacity to increase trust and communication with the public 7.Potential to generate innovative investments in conservation and natural resource management Why Agencies Are Using Ecosystem Services

“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 Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook nespguidebook.com

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