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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

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Realizing an effectiveness revolution in environmental management.

Matt Keene¹, Andrew S Pullin

¹United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Evaluation Support Division, MC 1807T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, USA. keene.matt@epamail.epa.gov

Journal of Environmental Management

|April 26, 2011

Summary

The environmental sector needs to prove its effectiveness. By adopting methods like program evaluation and adaptive management, it can overcome obstacles and improve environmental management.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Conservation Biology
Ecology

Background:

The environmental movement has grown significantly, necessitating greater accountability and proof of impact.
Current environmental programs and policies lack rigorous testing for effectiveness, despite data collection on ecological and social systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the need for and pathways to improving the effectiveness of environmental management.
To identify critical obstacles and leverage points for enhancing evidence-based environmental practices.

Main Methods:

Drawing lessons from other sectors like health, education, and international development.
Examining sophisticated approaches such as program evaluation, adaptive management, and systematic reviews.

Main Results:

Sophisticated approaches for measuring and improving performance are emerging.
Technical, cultural, and political obstacles hinder the collection of critical data and collaborations for an effectiveness revolution.

Conclusions:

The environmental sector must learn from other fields to overcome impediments to effectiveness.
Exploiting information flows and self-organization is crucial for creating incentives for an era of effectiveness in environmental management.