'Ecosystem goods' presentation slideshows

Pluie, the Wandering Wolf

Pluie, the Wandering Wolf. Epic Journey. Conservation Biology. Design, Restoration Ecology, & Pop Dynamics Definition History & Connections Biodiversity & threats Ecosystem Goods & Services Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Biotic diversity has intrinsic value. Yes No. 7. Answer Now!.

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University of Delaware Water Resources Agency Institute for Public Administration

Economics and Water in Delaware and the Delaware Valley. University of Delaware Water Resources Agency Institute for Public Administration. Water. 97-3-1 Essential for Life Most Precious Chemical (H 2 0) No Economic Substitute Universal Solvent Exists in Nature as 3 States of Matter.

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Renewable Resources: Forest Ecosystems

Renewable Resources: Forest Ecosystems. Original. Today. Frontier. D. Choices. B. A. Which seems the poorest choice?. C. http://www.cwbiodiesel.com/biodiesel/palm_oil.html. Time Appropriate Questions. What do forest ecosystems provide? What is important or valuable?

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By: The folks at the Institute for Ecological Economics. At the University of Maryland

The Global Unified Model of the BiOsphere (GUMBO): An exploration through simulation modeling into the global dynamics and interactions of the earth sociology, economy, and ecology. By: The folks at the Institute for Ecological Economics. At the University of Maryland http://iee.umces.edu. G.

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Ecological Economics and Applied Problem Solving

Ecological Economics and Applied Problem Solving. What is Economics?. The allocation of scarce resources among alternative desirable ends What are the desirable ends? What are the scarce resources? What is the nature of these scarce resources? How do we allocate?. Transdisciplinarity.

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Applications of Systems Dynamics in Integrated Modeling of Humans Embedded in Ecological System

Applications of Systems Dynamics in Integrated Modeling of Humans Embedded in Ecological System. Robert Costanza Gordon and Lulie Gund Professor of Ecological Economics and Director, Gund Institute of Ecological Economics Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND THEIR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO CAPACITY BUILDING IN LATIN AND CARIBBEAN AMERICA

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND THEIR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO CAPACITY BUILDING IN LATIN AND CARIBBEAN AMERICA. Rick Lawford December 1, 2009 Lima, Peru. Global Change Research Programmes. IGBP: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme. WCRP: World Climate Research Programme.

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Sustaining Animal and Ecosystem Health in Large Landscapes:

Sustaining Animal and Ecosystem Health in Large Landscapes:. Draft concept/discussion paper for a programme to address Wildlife, Livestock and related Ecosystem and Human Health issues in the SADC Region with particular reference to Transfrontier Conservation Areas. Outline.

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A Systems Approach to Sustainability at U.S. EPA

A Systems Approach to Sustainability at U.S. EPA. Joseph Fiksel. Executive Director Center for Resilience The Ohio State University Sustainability Advisor, U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development.

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Accounting for Ecosystem Good and Services in Coastal Estuaries

Accounting for Ecosystem Good and Services in Coastal Estuaries. Matthew Wilson, Ph.D. & Poh Boon Ung, M.A. Acknowledgements. Adapted from work by Wilson et al. (2005; 2006; 2007*) Matthew A. Wilson, Senior Economist, Triangle Economic Research, an ARCADIS Company

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Accounting for Ecosystem Good and Services in Coastal Estuaries

Accounting for Ecosystem Good and Services in Coastal Estuaries. Matthew Wilson, Ph.D. & Poh Boon Ung, M.A. Acknowledgements. Adapted from work by Wilson et al. (2005; 2006; 2007*) Matthew A. Wilson, Senior Economist, Triangle Economic Research, an ARCADIS Company

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Ecosystem Services, Information, and the Tragedy of the Non-commons

Ecosystem Services, Information, and the Tragedy of the Non-commons. Announcements. Mexico course Start reading Local Politics of Global Sustainability. Brief Outline. Description of ecosystem services What do we need to know about resources before we can decide how to allocate them?

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BIODIVERSITY

BIODIVERSITY. Current Biodiversity portfolio: size, value. 25 PIRs. 2008. 18. 21 PIRs. 2007. 14. 11. 11. 14. 12 PIRs. 2006. 9 PIRs. 2005. Current Portfolio: Impacts. improving the management effectiveness of 83 protected areas with a total area of over 14 million hectares;

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IGBP: Role and Objective

IGBP: Role and Objective. IGBP is an international scientific research programme on global change. Its objective is:. to describe and understand Earth System dynamics focusing on the interactive biological, chemical and physical processes the changes that are occurring in these dynamics

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Quantifying the Protective Capacity of Forests against Snow Avalanches

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Valuing our Life Support Systems

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Sustainability

Sustainability. "We have a responsibility to sustain - if not enhance - our natural environment and our nation's economy for future generations." -Steve Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Sustainability Principles.

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