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Status of Economic Criteria and Indicators for the Sustainable Rangeland Roundtable
John A. Tanaka and L. Allen Torell
Core Group Marty Beutler, South Dakota State University Dan McCollum, U.S. Forest Service Charles Curtin, Malapai Borderlands Group, Arid
Lands Project Mark Brunson, Utah State University Lou Swanson, Colorado State University Aaron Harp, Policy Analysis Center for Western
Public Lands, University of Idaho Mike Manfredo, Colorado State University
Role of Economic C&I’s What happens to economic system as other
systems change Find ways to measure those effects
Process
Adapt Montreal Process Criterion 6Adapt Montreal Process Criterion 6 Adapt Roundtable on Sustainable Adapt Roundtable on Sustainable
ForestsForests New issues from SRR meetingsNew issues from SRR meetings Identify and evaluate indicators for Identify and evaluate indicators for
understanding economic sustainabilityunderstanding economic sustainability
Framework for Analysis County levelCounty level Sampling protocolSampling protocol Developed indices to adjust for size and Developed indices to adjust for size and
development of individual countiesdevelopment of individual counties Study to understand social, economic Study to understand social, economic
indicator relationships to ecological indicator relationships to ecological changeschanges
Indicators Commodity – $ of AUMsCommodity – $ of AUMs Recreation – fees and valuesRecreation – fees and values Investments – improvements, facilitiesInvestments – improvements, facilities Research, development, education – $Research, development, education – $ EmploymentEmployment Conservation easementsConservation easements Trade flowsTrade flows
Challenges and Opportunities Definitional Relationships Scale
Definitional Questions What is being measured How is it being measured
Relationships
Scale Individual Community County Region National
Conclusion and Future Work No nationally accepted frameworkNo nationally accepted framework Continue work on existing indicatorsContinue work on existing indicators Develop frameworkDevelop framework