Abstract
Land management and natural resource public policy decision-making in the United States can benefit from two resource damage/recovery concepts: ecosystem service (ES) and critical load (CL). The purpose of this paper is to suggest an integrated approach to the application of ES and CL principles for public land management and natural resource policy decision-making. One well known example that is appropriate for ES and CL evaluation is examined here: the acidification of soil and drainage water by atmospheric deposition of acidifying sulfur and nitrogen compounds. A conceptual framework illustrates how the ES and CL approaches can be combined in a way that enhances the strengths of each. This framework will aid in the process of translating ES and CL principles into land management and natural resource policy decision-making by documenting the impacts of pollution on environmental goods and services that benefit humans.
Highlights
Environmental management of public lands and natural resources is increasingly based on consideration of two concepts that combine elements of environmental science and policy: ecosystem service (ES) and critical load (CL) [1]
CL concepts are closely related to the concept of total maximum daily load (TMDL) which is applied in the United States to point sources of water pollution under the Clean Water Act
The purpose of this paper is to suggest an integrated approach to the application of ES and CL principles for public land management and natural resource policy decision-making
Summary
Environmental management of public lands and natural resources is increasingly based on consideration of two concepts that combine elements of environmental science and policy: ecosystem service (ES) and critical load (CL) [1]. The CL approach quantifies pollutant loadings expected to cause ecological harm. Both the ES and CL concepts are closely related to the concept of total maximum daily load (TMDL) which is applied in the United States to point sources of water pollution under the Clean Water Act. Both the ES and CL concepts are closely related to the concept of total maximum daily load (TMDL) which is applied in the United States to point sources of water pollution under the Clean Water Act No effort to date has combined the ES and CL approaches into an overall framework that clearly documents the impacts of pollution on environmental goods and services that benefit humans
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