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[SustainableBusiness.com General News] New USDA Office of Ecosystem Services: Nominations will be sought in the near future for a federally chartered public Advisory Committee to advise the Board. The Advisory Committee will include farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, Tribal representatives, as well as representatives from State natural resource and environmental agencies, agriculture departments, and conservation and environmental organizations.

[Forest Policy Research] USA: Obama creates an Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets ...: Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the intention to establish a new USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets and the creation of a federal.

[Scoop NZ - Top Scoops Most Read] Scoop: Stateside: Funny capers at the USDA: “Agriculture producersprovide many ecosystem services which have historically beenviewed as free benefits to society - clean water and air,wildlife habitat, carbon storage, and scenic landscapes.Lacking a formal structure to market these services,farmers, ranchers and forest landowners are not generallycompensated for providing these critical public benefits.Market-based approaches to conservation are proven to be acost-effective method to achieve environmental goals andsustain working and natural landscapes. Without financialincentives, these ecosystem services may be lost asprivately-owned lands are sold or converted todevelopment.”

[Global American Media - Published news] USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets - WorldChanging ...: WorldChangingUSDA Office of Ecosystem Services and MarketsWorldChanging - 50 minutes agoOn December 18, US Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that there will be a new office in the USDA: the Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets. ..keywords

[National Association of State Foresters blogs] Sally Collins to head new USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and ...: The Service Mark for the National Association of State Foresters has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as of April 11, 2000. The Service Mark and the name "National Association of State Foresters" are registered at Reg.

[American Farmland Trust] AFT Welcomes USDA Announcement of New Office of Ecosysytem ...: Washington, D.C., December 18, 2008—“Ecosystem service markets will be one of the most important and exciting new tools to improve our nation’s environment—reducing greenhouse gasses, improving water quality and expanding wildlife habitat,” said Jon Scholl, American Farmland Trust (AFT) President.

[EcoAsset Markets' Weblog] USDA Announces New Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets ...: 18, 2008–Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the intention to establish a new USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets and the creation of a federal government-wide Conservation and Land Management Environmental Services Board to assist the Secretary of Agriculture in the development of new technical guidelines and science-based methods to assess environmental service benefits which will in turn promote markets for ecosystem services including carbon trading to mitigate climate change.

[Planetsave] Coalition to Vilsack: Stop USDA’s Cruel Killing of Wild Animals ...: Over a hundred conservation, wildlife, and animal welfare groups have sent a letter to incoming Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to rethink the often cruel practice of “lethal control” of wildlife by the USDA.

[Invisible Bees] Invisible Bees » Blog Archive » What services does the Colorado ...: Depending on the noxious weed, if a grower mistakenly plants these seeds, the field could be destroyed for several years. Or, imagine the impact noxious weeds might have on a wild ecosystem if the Bureau of Land Management mistakenly plants these seeds during a reclamation project.

[List of College Majors] List of College Majors » Blog Archive » Worldchanging: USDA Office ...: According to an official release, this office, along with a federal government-wide Conservation and Land Management Environmental Services Board, will “assist the Secretary of Agriculture in the development of new technical guidelines …

[Docuticker] Docuticker » Blog Archive » Ecosystem Services Derived from ...: To address this need, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the USDA Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service, initiated a study to develop and apply approaches to quantify changes in ecosystem services resulting from wetland restoration activities funded by the USDA. To accomplish this goal, the USGS conducted a comprehensive, stratified survey of 204 catchments (wetland and surrounding uplands contributing runoff to the wetland) in 1997 and 270 catchments in 2004 to gather data necessary for estimating various ecosystem services.

[Change.org's Blog Network] Sustainable Food - Change.org: About Food: And even though the next Farm Bill won't be a concern for another four years or so, when the USDA, FDA and relevant congressional committees will start planning their changes, the Agricultural Appropriations Committee determines program spending levels fresh every year. Though guided by the current Farm Bill, the appropriations process can make meaningful shifts in funding.

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