Ecosystem Services

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Ecosystem Services Frameworks in Federal Decision-Making
Restoring Ecological and Economic Vitality to the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, November 16, 2011 The health of the Gulf Coast economy -- indeed, every sector of the global economy -- is inextricably tied to the benefits that the natural world provides to society. On November 10, 2011, the National Research Council released its interim report on the methods and metrics that can be used to evaluate the effects of the Gulf oil spill on ecosystem services such as food, tourism, water, energy, and infrastructure protection. This report examined not only the...
Options for the Ocean: Scientific Insights for Decision Makers Thursday, February 17, 2011 COMPASS brought together scientists and policy makers for a lunchtime dialogue to explore how the latest scientific insights and tools related to ecosystem services might inform the Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning process underway as part of the new National Ocean Policy (NOP). Laura Cantral (Meridian Institute) moderated the briefing and discussion, which was timed to take advantage of the wealth of the scientific expertise in Washington, DC for the annual American Association...
West Coast Ecosystem Services: Feasible Metrics and Tradeoffs Wednesday, July 22, 2009 to Thursday, July 23, 2009 In collaboration with the Natural Capital Project, this workshop convened ecologists, economists, and practitioners to adddress: (1) How do we measure key marine and coastal ecosystem services for the US west coast? and (2) How do we apply these metrics to assess important ecosystem service tradeoffs? The group developed a new, 3-step approach that provides the tools to measure and track the condition of the system (supply), the...
Workshop: Communicating the Science of Ecosystem Services to Decision-Makers Thursday, December 2, 2010 to Friday, December 3, 2010 As regions respond to the National Ocean Policy, what roles can ecosystem services play in shaping this dialogue? Can services provide an organizing framework for coastal and marine spatial planning? This 2-day workshop focused on identifying and developing consistent messages about ecosystem services that would resonate with decision makers. COMPASS' goal was to support scientists in...

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Ecosystem Services Frameworks in Federal Decision-Making

Restoring Ecological and Economic Vitality to the Gulf of Mexico

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The health of the Gulf Coast economy -- indeed, every sector of the global economy -- is inextricably tied to the benefits that the natural world provides to society. On November 10, 2011, the National Research Council released its interim report on the methods and metrics that can be used to evaluate the effects of the Gulf oil spill on ecosystem services such as food, tourism, water, energy, and infrastructure protection. This report examined not only the...

Options for the Ocean: Scientific Insights for Decision Makers

Thursday, February 17, 2011

COMPASS brought together scientists and policy makers for a lunchtime dialogue to explore how the latest scientific insights and tools related to ecosystem services might inform the Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning process underway as part of the new National Ocean Policy (NOP).

Laura Cantral (Meridian Institute) moderated the briefing and discussion, which was timed to take advantage of the wealth of the scientific expertise in Washington, DC for the annual American Association...

West Coast Ecosystem Services: Feasible Metrics and Tradeoffs

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 to Thursday, July 23, 2009

In collaboration with the Natural Capital Project, this workshop convened ecologists, economists, and practitioners to adddress: (1) How do we measure key marine and coastal ecosystem services for the US west coast? and (2) How do we apply these metrics to assess important ecosystem service tradeoffs? The group developed a new, 3-step approach that provides the tools to measure and track the condition of the system (supply), the...

Workshop: Communicating the Science of Ecosystem Services to Decision-Makers

Thursday, December 2, 2010 to Friday, December 3, 2010

As regions respond to the National Ocean Policy, what roles can ecosystem services play in shaping this dialogue? Can services provide an organizing framework for coastal and marine spatial planning? This 2-day workshop focused on identifying and developing consistent messages about ecosystem services that would resonate with decision makers. COMPASS' goal was to support scientists in...

Ecosystem Services