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Sustainable Sustainable Rangelands Rangelands

RoundtableRoundtable

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RangelandsRangelands 42% of continental U.S.42% of continental U.S.

587 million acres non-federal587 million acres non-federal Forest Service – 75 million acresForest Service – 75 million acres BLM – 155 million acresBLM – 155 million acres

Concern about the condition of Concern about the condition of natural resources in the 20natural resources in the 20thth century. century.

Adoption of the concept of Adoption of the concept of sustainability as appropriate analysis sustainability as appropriate analysis paradigm.paradigm.

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Sustainable Rangelands Sustainable Rangelands RoundtableRoundtable

A stakeholders process for identifying a A stakeholders process for identifying a set of criteria and indicators (C&I) for set of criteria and indicators (C&I) for assessing sustainability of assessing sustainability of rangelands.rangelands.

The C&I describe individual elements The C&I describe individual elements to assess and determine trends in to assess and determine trends in resource conditions, management, resource conditions, management, economic benefits, and social values economic benefits, and social values derived from rangelands.derived from rangelands.

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Benefits of the Work of Benefits of the Work of SRRSRR

Provide a common framework for Provide a common framework for monitoring and assessing progress monitoring and assessing progress towards sustainable rangeland towards sustainable rangeland management.management.

Expand the understanding of Expand the understanding of rangeland sustainability.rangeland sustainability.

Enhance quality of debate about Enhance quality of debate about rangeland management issues.rangeland management issues.

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Benefits of the Work of Benefits of the Work of SRRSRR

Improved efficiencies:Improved efficiencies: Directing monitoring effortsDirecting monitoring efforts Development of common data Development of common data

collection techniquescollection techniques Focusing research on developing Focusing research on developing

methods to measure indicatorsmethods to measure indicators

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Benefits of the Work of Benefits of the Work of SRRSRR

Improve accountability to rangeland Improve accountability to rangeland stakeholders and Congress:stakeholders and Congress: Multi-level, coordinated data reportingMulti-level, coordinated data reporting Assess compliance with applicable lawsAssess compliance with applicable laws Facilitate interagency coordinationFacilitate interagency coordination Facilitating planning and funding prioritiesFacilitating planning and funding priorities Improve rangeland management to meet Improve rangeland management to meet

social, economic and ecological goalssocial, economic and ecological goals

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Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment

Brundtland Commission (WCED) – Brundtland Commission (WCED) – 19871987

“… “… development that meets the development that meets the needs of the present generation needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their future generations to meet their own needs.”own needs.”

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Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment

Encompasses environmental and Encompasses environmental and social issues, as well as economic social issues, as well as economic activity.activity.

Ensuring human well-being while Ensuring human well-being while respecting ecosystem well-being respecting ecosystem well-being and the earth’s environmental and the earth’s environmental limits and capacities.limits and capacities.

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International International BackgroundBackground

Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 1992Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 1992 Plan for achieving sustainable development in Plan for achieving sustainable development in

the 21the 21stst century. century. 1993 – International seminar on 1993 – International seminar on

sustainable development of boreal and sustainable development of boreal and temperate forest in Montreal. (Montreal temperate forest in Montreal. (Montreal Process)Process)

1995 Santiago Declaration – 7 Criteria and 1995 Santiago Declaration – 7 Criteria and 67 Indicators – temperate and boreal 67 Indicators – temperate and boreal forests.forests.

2002 Earth Summit in South Africa.2002 Earth Summit in South Africa.

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U. S. BackgroundU. S. Background

Roundtable on Sustainable Forests Roundtable on Sustainable Forests (1998)(1998)

Sustainable Minerals Roundtable Sustainable Minerals Roundtable (1999)(1999)

1999 – First meeting on Sustainable 1999 – First meeting on Sustainable RangelandsRangelands

2001 – First meeting of the 2001 – First meeting of the Sustainable Rangelands RoundtableSustainable Rangelands Roundtable

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Sustainable Rangelands Sustainable Rangelands RoundtableRoundtable

Identify criteria and indicators for Identify criteria and indicators for Sustainable Rangelands.Sustainable Rangelands.

Indicators are suitable for national Indicators are suitable for national reporting.reporting.

Gain from other efforts:Gain from other efforts: Roundtable on Sustainable ForestsRoundtable on Sustainable Forests Sustainable Minerals RoundtableSustainable Minerals Roundtable Heinz, EPA, TNC, NRI, SDIC, othersHeinz, EPA, TNC, NRI, SDIC, others

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The group determines the The group determines the outcomes.outcomes.

Open, Positive, Future FocusedOpen, Positive, Future Focused DynamicDynamic Values and respects all opinions Values and respects all opinions

and contributions of members.and contributions of members.

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SRR Vision for RangelandsSRR Vision for Rangelands

We envision a future in which We envision a future in which rangelands in the U.S. rangelands in the U.S. provide a desired mix of provide a desired mix of economic, ecological and economic, ecological and social benefits to current social benefits to current and future generations.and future generations.

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Vision for the SRR ProcessVision for the SRR Process

We envision a future where We envision a future where we have widely accepted we have widely accepted criteria and indicators for criteria and indicators for monitoring and assessing monitoring and assessing the economic, social and the economic, social and ecological sustainability of ecological sustainability of rangelands.rangelands.

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SRR MissionSRR Mission

The Roundtable will identify The Roundtable will identify indicators of sustainability based indicators of sustainability based on social, economic, and ecological on social, economic, and ecological factors, to provide a framework for factors, to provide a framework for national assessments of national assessments of rangelands and rangeland use.rangelands and rangeland use.

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SRR MeetingsSRR Meetings

Twelve MeetingsTwelve Meetings Four meetings in 2001 Four meetings in 2001 Five in 2002 Five in 2002 Three in 2003.Three in 2003.

SRR Meeting Sites, 2001 to 2003

Workshops and Forums2001 2002 2003

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SRR SuccessSRR Success

Time and effort of all individuals Time and effort of all individuals and organizations participating.and organizations participating.

Participating groupsParticipating groups Federal, state and local agenciesFederal, state and local agencies Representatives from 16 universitiesRepresentatives from 16 universities Non-governmental groups & Non-governmental groups &

organizationsorganizations Over 100 members of SRROver 100 members of SRR

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Products of SRRProducts of SRR Symposium and Proceedings at the Feb. Symposium and Proceedings at the Feb.

2002 SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas 2002 SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MOCity, MO

Workshop at ESA Meeting in Tucson, AZ Workshop at ESA Meeting in Tucson, AZ in August 2002in August 2002

Symposium/Workshop on Indicators at Symposium/Workshop on Indicators at Feb. 2003 SRM Annual Meeting in Feb. 2003 SRM Annual Meeting in Casper, WyomingCasper, Wyoming

Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Spring, 2003 Spring, 2003

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SRR Five CriteriaSRR Five Criteria

Maintenance of productive Maintenance of productive capacity on rangeland ecosystems.capacity on rangeland ecosystems.

Maintenance of ecological health Maintenance of ecological health and diversity of rangelands.and diversity of rangelands.

Conservation of soil and water Conservation of soil and water resources on rangelands.resources on rangelands.

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SRR CriteriaSRR Criteria

Maintenance and enhancement of Maintenance and enhancement of multiple economic and social multiple economic and social benefits to current and future benefits to current and future generations.generations.

Legal, institutional and economic Legal, institutional and economic framework for rangeland framework for rangeland conservation and sustainable conservation and sustainable management.management.

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SRR TimelineSRR Timeline

San Diego Meeting – Review and San Diego Meeting – Review and freeze indicators.freeze indicators.

Fort Myers – Jan. 14-16 – First draft Fort Myers – Jan. 14-16 – First draft of report chapters ready for editing.of report chapters ready for editing.

SRM Workshop – Feb. 3-5SRM Workshop – Feb. 3-5 Feb. 15 – Chapters ready for SRR Feb. 15 – Chapters ready for SRR

internal review.internal review.

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SRR TimelineSRR Timeline

March 1 – SRR internal review March 1 – SRR internal review completed. Consider and integrate completed. Consider and integrate feedback.feedback.

Albuquerque – March 18-19 – Albuquerque – March 18-19 – Revised chapters completed. Revised chapters completed. Submit to external reviewers.Submit to external reviewers.

April 11 – Receive external reviews April 11 – Receive external reviews and incorporate changes.and incorporate changes.

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SRR TimelineSRR Timeline

Friday, May 2, 2003 – Deadline for Friday, May 2, 2003 – Deadline for final chapters.final chapters.

May 5-9 – Create Executive Summary May 5-9 – Create Executive Summary (Briefing Document). To printer on (Briefing Document). To printer on May 9.May 9.

May – SRR Briefing in Washington, May – SRR Briefing in Washington, D.C.D.C.

May & June - Submit chapters to May & June - Submit chapters to journal and complete technical edits.journal and complete technical edits.

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Purpose of Ninth SRR Purpose of Ninth SRR MeetingMeeting

The Sustainable Rangelands The Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable reviews all indicatorsRoundtable reviews all indicators

Finalize external reviewers for Finalize external reviewers for reportreport

Finalize report outline and agree on Finalize report outline and agree on writing assignmentswriting assignments

Continue work on data sets for Continue work on data sets for indicatorsindicators