Session 08: Valuing Nature - Mar 18 & 19

Presentations:

• Understanding Ecosystem Services and Banking on Nature

Video Presentations:

• Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity - Science for Environment Policy, 6 mins

Additional Resources

• Banking On Nature: The Economic Contributions of National Wildlife Refuge Recreational Visitation to Local Communities
• Headwaters Economics: Economic Profile System, EPS
• Headwaters Economics: Economic Profile System, Socioeconomic profiles near U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service lands

• Assessing the Investment: The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

• The BLM: A Sound Investment for America 2019

• Economic Impact of National Parks

• USDA Forest Service Benefits to People

• Department of the Interior Economic Contributions to the National Economy

• Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis Outdoor Recreation Updated Statistics

• The Nature of Americans: Disconnection and Recommendations for Reconnection Full Report, Executive Summary, and Recommendations Summary

Instructors:

• Wylie Carr, PhD, USFWS,
• Liz Madison
• Anne Desmarais
• Wendy Connally