Ecosystem Management pdf

[...]... straight lines on a map Known variously as ecosystem management, community-based conservation, adaptive management, or landscape-level conservation, these efforts are not only working, but are sweeping through natural resource management agencies, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and even industry as a more reasonable way to conduct land and resource management There is no going back at... the complexity of most ecosystems In Chapter 4, we see that natural resource policies and actions can be viewed as experiments that provide opportunities to learn about ecosystems, rather than prescriptions to be faithfully followed The inherent complexity and uncertainty of ecosystems mandate the monitoring and evaluation of management actions, and modifications of our adaptive management approach as... protected area management He also directs CSU’s Center for Protected Area Management, serves as a Larimer County Planning Commissioner, and owns and operates a farm that has won several stewardship awards Steven L Yaffee is a Professor of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy in the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, where he directs the school’s Ecosystem Management. .. base, the demand for ecosystem management as an appropriate problem-solving mechanism will only increase This book is intended to address this change in approach and to prepare you—today’s students of natural resource management and conservation— for the many challenges that await you as professionals The book is based on three fundamental premises: 1 The effective and efficient use and management of Earth’s... main parts Part I (Chapters 1–4) provides the conceptual toolbox of, and sets the stage for, ecosystem management These chapters present the basic models and concepts that will be followed throughout Part II (Chapters 5–9) provides the biological and ecological background necessary to conduct effective ecosystem management by discussing levels of biological organization from genes progressively up through... on the subject at hand These should also enrich your experiences and stimulate further thinking on the topic There are eight essays—“Experiences in Ecosystem Management —presented at the end of selected chapters These are firsthand accounts of ecosystem management and community-based conservation, written by the people who were there and are trying to make this approach work on the ground in real places... Chapter 1 provides the landscape scenarios that you will use to address management problems throughout the remainder of the book Of course, this chapter should be read first (perhaps more than once) and the scenario information carefully absorbed Chapter 2 formally defines ecosystem management and examines how successful action at an ecosystem scale requires the involvement and long-term commitment of ecological... school’s Ecosystem Management Initiative, a center focused on imagining, evaluating, and promoting innovative approaches for sustainable natural resource management Dr Yaffee’s research focuses on collaboration and adaptive management in ecosystem management and public policies that affect biodiversity conservation xv Introduction: New Approaches for a New Millennium Human activity over the past several... Ecological Conscience Dennis A Schenborn is Chief of Planning and Budget for the Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection of the Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources For more than 25 years, he has organized, led, and taught public involvement and organizational management for natural resource management agencies throughout North America He is past President of the Organization of Wildlife... to both human welfare and the continuance of functional ecosystems and biological diversity on this planet 2 The management of such use is an increasingly difficult challenge, as each year witnesses more people chasing fewer resources in a more contentious way 3 Traditional university curricula may not fully prepare students in natural resource management programs for grappling with the extraordinarily . Ecosystem Management 57 A Comparison of Traditional Management and Ecosystem Management 59 From Command and Control to Adaptive Ecosystem Management 60 The Pathology of Natural Resource Management. Management 63 The Need for Resilience 65 A Model of Ecosystem Management 66 A Closer Look at Ecosystem Management 69 Common Misconceptions About Ecosystem Management 73 Information, Organizational Behavior, and. PDQ Ecosystem 43 The PDQ Region 45 PDQ Lands and Land Uses 47 Natural Resources and Issues 50 2. Getting a Grip on Ecosystem Management 57 The Evolution of Natural Resource Management Toward Ecosystem