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Formulating an Ecosystem Approach to Environmental Protection

Gonzalez1

  • 1Environmental Results Branch, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460, USA

Environmental Management
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is shifting to a place-driven, ecosystem-based approach for environmental protection. This requires defining ecosystems and ranking threats to prioritize at-risk areas effectively.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Risk Assessment

Background:

  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is transitioning to a place-driven, ecosystem-based environmental protection strategy.
  • Current EPA definitions of ecosystems are insufficient for effective management and regulatory use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a landscape-based definition for ecosystems suitable for management.
  • To categorize and prioritize threats to ecosystems for risk assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Defining ecosystems as volumetric units based on climatic and landscape features, organized hierarchically.
  • Categorizing threats into degradation, alteration, and removal.
  • Developing a three-dimensional ranking system for ecosystems at risk based on threat category, level, and desired future condition.

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Main Results:

  • A suggested landscape-based definition for ecosystems, from megaecosystems to local scales.
  • A framework for categorizing threats: degradation (pollution), alteration (physical changes), and removal (land conversion).
  • A proposed three-dimensional ranking system to prioritize ecosystems based on risk factors.

Conclusions:

  • A revised definition and hierarchical organization of ecosystems are crucial for the EPA's new approach.
  • A systematic method for categorizing and ranking ecosystem threats is necessary for effective environmental protection and resource allocation.