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Measuring the Benefits of Biodiversity Conservation
Recommendations for a National Framework
Nicole Maness l 13 December 2012
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measurement system n.: suite of activities that communicates the overall quality and function of land for biodiversity, validates the scores produced by the metric, & places the metric into a program that reinforces validity of the metric
Measuring Biodiversity Measurement Systems for Quantification
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Need for Standardization Metrics & Incentive Program Design
Increase
Efficiency
Boundaries
& Scale
Demand
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Report funded by
USDA Office of
Environmental Markets
April 2011
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USDA Office of Environmental Markets
USDA Natural Res Cons Service
US Fish & Wildlife Service
US Geological Survey
Defenders of Wildlife
Nature Conservancy
Ecosystem Marketplace
NatureServe
Pinchot Institute
Sustainable Solutions
Environmental Defense
Business & Biodiversity Offsets Prog
World Resources Institute
Colorado State University
Environmental Bank & Exchange
Technical Group
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Challenges in Measurement Metrics & Incentive Program Design
Precision
Practicality
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Scale
Challenges in Measurement Metrics & Incentive Program Design
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• Characteristics
• Process: Metrics and Program Design
• Lessons from the Field
Standardizing Measurement Systems
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• Is science-based
• Is valid (eg accurate, sensitive, repeatable & transparent)
• Incorporates the landscape context of the site
• Is practical, economical, and easy to use by multiple programs
• Can be applied at different scales
A Good Biodiversity Measurement System
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1. Identify conservation goals & uses
2. Engage experts to identify ecosystem
functions and define indicators
3. Review existing systems
4. Develop draft metric
5. Validate metric for accuracy, repeatability,
sensitivity and cost
6. Finalize the metric, documented
assumptions, and program design
7. Revisit measurement system after 2 years
Building a Measurement System
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Lessons from the Field
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Anticipated Benefits
Identify best opportunities
for successful mitigation
Stream Function Assessment Aquatic Resource Mitigation Framework for Oregon
• Functions-Based Assessment
Methodology
• Stream Classification System
• Program Policy
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Good Measurement System Science-based
Valid (accurate, sensitive, repeatable)
Economical
Rapid
Scale
Stream Function Measurement System Aquatic Resource Mitigation Framework for Oregon
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1. Clarify Goals
2. Engage Experts
3. Review Existing Experts
4. Draft Metric
5. Validate Metric
6. Construct MS
7. Revisit in 2 yrs
Building a Measurement System
1. Identify conservation goals & uses
2. Engage experts to identify ecosystem
functions and define indicators
3. Review existing systems
4. Develop draft metric
5. Validate metric for accuracy, repeatability,
sensitivity and cost
6. Finalize the metric, documented
assumptions, and program design
7. Revisit measurement system after 2 years
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Identify Goals & Objectives of
Conservation Program
Compliance mitigation
404 CWA
Convene Technical Group Stakeholders
Construction of Metric Scientists
Review & Field Testing Stakeholders & users
Programmatic Policy
Development
Agencies
Capacity Building/Outreach On-going
Revisit after 2 years 1. Clarify
Goals
2. Engage Experts
3. Review Existing Experts
4. Draft Metric
5. Validate Metric
6. Construct MS
7. Revisit in 2 yrs
Stream Function Measurement System Aquatic Resource Mitigation Framework for Oregon
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Streams Technical Working Group
Stream Function Measurement System Aquatic Resource Mitigation Framework for Oregon
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Identify Goals & Objectives of
Conservation Program
Compliance mitigation
404 CWA
Convene Technical Group Stakeholders
Construction of Metric Scientists
Review & Field Testing Stakeholders & users
Programmatic Policy
Development
Agencies
Capacity Building/Outreach On-going
Revisit after 2 years 1. Clarify
Goals
2. Engage Experts
3. Review Existing Experts
4. Draft Metric
5. Validate Metric
6. Construct MS
7. Revisit in 2 yrs
Stream Function Measurement System Aquatic Resource Mitigation Framework for Oregon
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Stream Function Assessment Methodology
Conceptual Model
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Identify Goals & Objectives of
Conservation Program
Compliance mitigation
404 CWA
Convene Technical Group Stakeholders
Construction of Metric Scientists
Review & Field Testing Stakeholders & users
Programmatic Policy
Development
Agencies
Capacity Building/Outreach On-going
Revisit after 2 years 1. Clarify
Goals
2. Engage Experts
3. Review Existing Experts
4. Draft Metric
5. Validate Metric
6. Construct MS
7. Revisit in 2 yrs
Stream Function Measurement System Aquatic Resource Mitigation Framework for Oregon
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Program Policy
Site Selection Criteria
Eligibility
Credit Quantification
QA/QC
Monitoring Requirements
Verification
Financial Assurances
Stewardship Requirements
Stream Function Measurement System Aquatic Resource Mitigation Framework for Oregon
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Clarify regulatory guidance on biodiversity markets
Enable high quality biodiversity measurement systems
Provide tools and technical assistance to those building
markets and measurement systems
Kick-start more real world examples of biodiversity
markets and incentives
Options for Action
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Thank you
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