Ecosystem Services and Environmental Management and Conservation on Military Lands. Workshop Outcomes

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requires healthy land, water, and air resources (i.e. natural infrastructure) to support mission readiness and success. Over the past 20 to 30 years, the military s natural infrastructure has experienced increasing pressure from threats such as urban development and pollution. At the same time, the military is required to address environmental regulations, base re-alignments, changing needs and new technologies. Consideration of ecosystem services, the benefits that people derive from functioning ecosystems, is becoming increasingly important in the expanding agenda of biodiversity conservation and in the comprehensive management of lands and waters by the Department of Defense (DoD).1 The ecosystem services approach provides a comprehensive and policy relevant way of thinking about the values of lands and waters. It can help bring together information inside and outside designated-use areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2008
Accession Number
ADA611474

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystems
  • Endangered Species
  • Environment
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Protection
  • Habitats
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Planning
  • Military Training
  • Natural Resources
  • Resource Management
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Systems Analysis and Design