Department of Defense Ecosystem Management Policy Evaluation
Abstract
DoD announced the implementation of an ecosystem management approach for the management of installation lands in a 1994 Policy Memorandum from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD). The installation Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) is the tool for implementing ecosystem management. To date, there has been no retrospective review across DoD of implementation of ecosystem management. The Legacy Resource Management Program and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (DASA(ESOH)) supported the Army Environmental Policy Institute (AEPI) in studying ecosystem management implementation and providing recommendations for improvement strategies and adjustments to current DoD ecosystem management policy and Service guidance. Without this examination, subsequent policy expressions by senior leadership will lack a sound basis. The goal of this study is to provide insights into the level of ecosystem management implemented across the military Services. The objectives include performing a gap analysis of the individual military Services' conservation policy regulations, and guidance to determine if they carry through the requirements set out by DoDI 4715.3; developing a protocol to evaluate ecosystem management implementation; and applying the protocol through case study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA597063
Entities
People
- John Fittipaldi
- John Wuichet