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Establishing a Consistent Framework for Habitat and Biodiversity Metrics

The "Measuring Up" report details a proposed framework by Defenders of Wildlife to create credible and consistent metrics for assessing habitat quantity and quality for fish and wildlife. This initiative aims to enhance the management of biodiversity through a public/private partnership by identifying effective measures, fostering cross-jurisdictional collaboration, and connecting site and landscape scales. A unified approach will lead to reduced costs, improved outcomes, and better communication, while also supporting climate change adaptations and job creation.

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Establishing a Consistent Framework for Habitat and Biodiversity Metrics

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  1. Proposed Habitat/Biodiversity Metric Framework Agreement Sara Vickerman May 10, 2012 Defenders of Wildlife

  2. Background • Nature offers tangible benefits • Biodiversity is challenging to measure • Metrics needed for tracking outcomes, transactions • Lack of consistency inhibits cross-jurisdictional management • Coordinated approach needed • Measuring Up report proposed consistent framework Defenders of Wildlife

  3. Goal: Develop and implement credible and consistent set of measures of the quantity and quality of habitat for fish and wildlife that can be applied cost-effectively across programs, ownerships and scales. Defenders of Wildlife

  4. Benefits of a consistent framework: • Reduced cost • Improved results, easier to communicate • Necessary for adaptive management • Informs climate change adaptation • Reports outcomes to investors • Job creation Defenders of Wildlife

  5. Objectives: • Form a public/private partnership • Identify lead agency/ organization • Determine most efficient, cost effective approach • Connect site-scale to landscape scale measures • Secure funding from multiple sources Defenders of Wildlife

  6. Tasks: • Review existing metrics • Select terrestrial vegetation/habitat and aquatic classification system • Connect to major ecological monitoring programs • Build team of experts – engage with locals • Management structure for maintenance and transparency Defenders of Wildlife

  7. Elements of the agreement : • Support collective efforts • Integrate agreed-upon measures into existing monitoring systems • Participate in training for application to planning, management • Assist with communications and outreach • Help secure financial support Defenders of Wildlife

  8. Potential signatories: • Federal agencies • Private organizations • Businesses? • States? Defenders of Wildlife

  9. Sara Vickerman Defenders of Wildlife Email: svickerman@defenders.org Telephone: 503-697-3222

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