June 4, 2003

Sustainable Sustainable Rangelands Rangelands

RoundtableRoundtable

June 4, 2003

A Strategic Course A Strategic Course for the Futurefor the Future

Sustainable Rangelands Sustainable Rangelands RoundtableRoundtableJune 4, 2003June 4, 2003

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Five GoalsFive Goals

Continue criteria and indicator Continue criteria and indicator development and refinement, development and refinement, including data setsincluding data sets

CoordinationCoordination Enhanced outreachEnhanced outreach Sustainability researchSustainability research Funding and supportFunding and support

June 4, 2003

Continued Criteria and Continued Criteria and Indicator Development and Indicator Development and RefinementRefinement

Expand efforts to identify data sets and Expand efforts to identify data sets and data set needs for indicators.data set needs for indicators.

Issues related to data sets:Issues related to data sets: Data base management – content, format , Data base management – content, format ,

and structureand structure Definitions of rangeland and forestsDefinitions of rangeland and forests Implementation and conversion of existing Implementation and conversion of existing

data setsdata sets Coordination of indicators between Coordination of indicators between

roundtablesroundtables

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CoordinationCoordination

Commitment for formal Commitment for formal agreements on roles and agreements on roles and responsibilitiesresponsibilities Discuss at next Roundtable Network Discuss at next Roundtable Network

meetingmeeting Develop & promote assessment Develop & promote assessment

capabilities among wide range of capabilities among wide range of usersusers

June 4, 2003

CoordinationCoordination

Workshop of scientists and Workshop of scientists and organizations collecting data to organizations collecting data to identify data sets, sources, gaps, identify data sets, sources, gaps, incompatibilities and data qualityincompatibilities and data quality Commitment from agencies to Commitment from agencies to

support & partially sponsor.support & partially sponsor. Build coordination with other indicator Build coordination with other indicator

groups.groups.

June 4, 2003

CoordinationCoordination

Local & regional dialogue with Local & regional dialogue with stakeholders for acceptance and stakeholders for acceptance and applicability to on-the-ground applicability to on-the-ground assessments.assessments. Pilot project – start in 2004, two yearsPilot project – start in 2004, two years Identify and reach out to stakeholdersIdentify and reach out to stakeholders Coop program with agencies at multiple Coop program with agencies at multiple

scalesscales Use empirical data to facilitate dialogueUse empirical data to facilitate dialogue

June 4, 2003

Enhanced SRR OutreachEnhanced SRR Outreach

A communications planA communications plan Draft completed in 2002 and revisedDraft completed in 2002 and revised Finalize at Albuquerque meetingFinalize at Albuquerque meeting

Implement communications planImplement communications plan Activities & budget needs by month Activities & budget needs by month

for 2003for 2003 Assign responsibilities for 2003Assign responsibilities for 2003

June 4, 2003

Enhanced SRR OutreachEnhanced SRR Outreach

Materials for different constituencies Materials for different constituencies & stakeholders by 2004& stakeholders by 2004 Promote utilization of agency & public Promote utilization of agency & public

institution capacities for reaching the institution capacities for reaching the publicpublic

Characterize groups by mission/vision Characterize groups by mission/vision and contacts by March 2003and contacts by March 2003

Relationship of each group to SRR by Relationship of each group to SRR by March 2003March 2003

June 4, 2003

Enhanced SRR OutreachEnhanced SRR Outreach

Materials for different constituencies & Materials for different constituencies & stakeholders by 2004stakeholders by 2004 Method to reach each group by March 2003Method to reach each group by March 2003 Materials and presentations prepared by Materials and presentations prepared by

May 2003 and revised through 2003May 2003 and revised through 2003 Summary of FAR 2003 report in May 2003; Summary of FAR 2003 report in May 2003;

use in outreach efforts through 2003use in outreach efforts through 2003

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Enhanced SRR OutreachEnhanced SRR Outreach

Examples of interpretations and Examples of interpretations and assessments using SRR C&I at assessments using SRR C&I at multiple scales by June 2005multiple scales by June 2005 Form Example Working Group in March Form Example Working Group in March

2003 (One person from each CG)2003 (One person from each CG) Example Working Group develops draft Example Working Group develops draft

examples by June 2003examples by June 2003 Incorporate examples into outreach Incorporate examples into outreach

effortsefforts

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Enhanced SRR OutreachEnhanced SRR Outreach

Meet individually with agency Meet individually with agency heads, and Congressional staff heads, and Congressional staff once each yearonce each year Identify by Jan. 2003Identify by Jan. 2003 Relation to SRR mission/visionRelation to SRR mission/vision SRR representative to meet in MaySRR representative to meet in May Schedule of meetings for May19-23Schedule of meetings for May19-23 Hold meetings in 2003 and annuallyHold meetings in 2003 and annually

June 4, 2003

Enhanced SRR OutreachEnhanced SRR Outreach

Encourage groups to champion Encourage groups to champion importance of ecological, social and importance of ecological, social and economic sustainability of rangelandseconomic sustainability of rangelands Use Executive Summary of FAR.Use Executive Summary of FAR. Identify and sell SRR to those not Identify and sell SRR to those not

involvedinvolved SRR participants sell SRR product to SRR participants sell SRR product to

their leadershiptheir leadership Participants ensure their leadership Participants ensure their leadership

participates in May 19-23, 2003participates in May 19-23, 2003

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Enhanced SRR OutreachEnhanced SRR Outreach

Encourage groups to champion Encourage groups to champion importance of ecological, social and importance of ecological, social and economic sustainability of rangelandseconomic sustainability of rangelands Championing done by August 2003 for Championing done by August 2003 for

2004 budgets; by November 2003 for 2004 budgets; by November 2003 for FY05FY05

Champions will inform Congress and Champions will inform Congress and Administration of importance of C&I for Administration of importance of C&I for sustainable rangelandssustainable rangelands

June 4, 2003

Sustainability Research Sustainability Research GoalGoal

Research funding Research funding organizations have defined, organizations have defined, stable & long-term program stable & long-term program emphasizing sustainable emphasizing sustainable rangeland C&I research by rangeland C&I research by 2008.2008.National database of protocols & National database of protocols &

indicator research projectsindicator research projects

June 4, 2003

Sustainability Research Sustainability Research GoalGoal

Research funding by 2008Research funding by 2008Assess proportion of Assess proportion of

research/funding supporting research/funding supporting SRR indicators.SRR indicators.

Prioritize SRR research needsPrioritize SRR research needsWork with funding group to Work with funding group to

implement changes in implement changes in programsprograms

June 4, 2003

Sustainability Research Sustainability Research GoalGoal

Research funding by 2008Research funding by 2008Work with research agencies Work with research agencies

to shift priorities.to shift priorities.

June 4, 2003

Sustainability Research Sustainability Research GoalGoal

Periodically review and Periodically review and determine research needs determine research needs related to SRR C&Irelated to SRR C&I

June 4, 2003

Stable and Adequate Stable and Adequate FundingFunding

Increase funding from Increase funding from current supporters of SRRcurrent supporters of SRRUse SRR agency participants Use SRR agency participants

to secure continued fundingto secure continued fundingDevelop 5-year budget with Develop 5-year budget with

needs and outcomesneeds and outcomes

June 4, 2003

Stable and Adequate Stable and Adequate FundingFunding

Expand number of agencies Expand number of agencies funding SRRfunding SRR Use SRR participants to secure Use SRR participants to secure

fundingfunding Establish recurring multi-Establish recurring multi-

agency cooperation and agency cooperation and pooling of funds – through pooling of funds – through MOUs & line-item in budgetsMOUs & line-item in budgets

June 4, 2003

Stable and Adequate Stable and Adequate FundingFunding

Establish recurring NGO Establish recurring NGO cooperation & pooling of cooperation & pooling of fundingfunding Recruit NGO & foundation Recruit NGO & foundation

involvement – funding and support involvement – funding and support of stakeholder forumsof stakeholder forums

One or more 5-year grant One or more 5-year grant dedicated to public forms on C&I dedicated to public forms on C&I usefulness at different scalesusefulness at different scales

June 4, 2003

Stable and Adequate Stable and Adequate FundingFunding

Provide champions of SRR Provide champions of SRR with convincing information with convincing information on SRR funding needson SRR funding needs

June 4, 2003

A Strategic Course for the A Strategic Course for the FutureFuture

An An ambitiousambitious strategy for strategy for SRR in 2003 and beyond.SRR in 2003 and beyond.

A A boldbold course for the SRR course for the SRR to achieve its mission.to achieve its mission.