Download or read book Natural Community Conservation Planning NCCP written by Kenneth W. Umbach and published by California State Library. This book was released on 2001 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program Quarterly Report to the Legislature written by California. Natural Community Conservation Planning and published by . This book was released on 1993-08 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Community Conservation Planning Program Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Status of the Natural Community Conservation Planning Program written by Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program (Calif.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Communities Conservation Planning written by California. Resources Agency and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California s Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary is a large, complex estuarine ecosystem in California. It has been substantially altered by dikes, levees, channelization, pumps, human development, introduced species, dams on its tributary streams and contaminants. The Delta supplies water from the state's wetter northern regions to the drier southern regions and also serves as habitat for many species, some of which are threatened and endangered. The restoration of water exacerbated tensions over water allocation in recent years, and have led to various attempts to develop comprehensive plans to provide reliable water supplies and to protect the ecosystem. One of these plans is the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). The report, A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California's Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan, determines that the plan is incomplete in a number of important areas and takes this opportunity to identify key scientific and structural gaps that, if addressed, could lead to a more successful and comprehensive final BDCP. The plan is missing the type of structure usually associated with current planning methods in which the goals and objectives are specified, alternative measure for achieving the objectives are introduced and analyzed, and a course of action in identified based on analytical optimization of economic, social, and environmental factors. Yet the panel underscores the importance of a credible and a robust BDCP in addressing the various water management problems that beset the Delta. A stronger, more complete, and more scientifically credible BDCP that effectively integrates and utilizes science could indeed pave the way toward the next generation of solutions to California's chronic water problems.
Download or read book The Future of Habitat Conservation written by Daniel Pollak and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bay Delta Conservation Plan written by Aracely Campa and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) is the state's current effort to attempt to accomplish the co-equal goals of a water supply reliability and ecosystem restoration. The BDCP is a proposed Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan to provide State Water project facilities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, operated by the California Department of Water resources, with Federal Endangered Species Act and California Endangered Species Act coverage for a 50-year permit term. The steering committee membership consists of 26 stakeholders who represent a broad coalition of interests ranging from agricultural users, environmentalists, and business interests who have been meeting since 2006. However, despite the investment of millions of dollars and hundreds of meetings that have been dedicated to this effort, many concerns about the future of the BDCP exist. The purpose of this study is to evaluate, at its mid-course point, the BDCP based on best practices in collaboration. To accomplish this a representative sample of the stakeholders were interviewed -- 18 in total. This data was then used to measure both process and outcomes through the use of several criteria in addition to the data gathered during the interview process. The main findings of the study demonstrated that key stakeholders are missing in the decision-making process. The data also indicated that the absence of key stakeholders increased the division between those actively at the table and those participating as "interested observers." This has resulted in a decrease in social capital and a power imbalance among participants. These and other findings are summarized and subsequent recommendations are offered to policymakers as the process moves forward.
Download or read book Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan Orange County written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NCCP newsletter written by Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program (Calif.) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Natural Community Conservation Planning Act written by Morgan Elizabeth Barrows and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By passing the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (NCCP), California created the most comprehensive, ecosystem-based conservation strategy in the United States. Although similar to the habitat conservation plans (HCPs) required by the federal Endangered Species Act, NCCPs were believed to be a step forward by focusing on protecting entire ecosystems, having a higher conservation standard, increasing public participation, giving more assurances to landowners, and having more local-level oversight. As this approach to conservation becomes more popular among stakeholders, it was necessary to determine whether or not society should continue to support this strategy. A modified snowball technique was used to identify study participants. A total of 64 in-depths interviews of major stakeholders were conducted. Participants included agency employees, attorneys, biologists, consultants, developers, members of environmental organizations, and policy analysts. This study found that although most stakeholders believed the NCCP rules, monitoring, and enforcement process were followed, they could still be improved, largely by an increase in resources. The study also determined that the majority of the stakeholders agreed adaptive management was adequately included; there would not be NCCPs without the "No Surprises" policy; and, no stakeholders were left out of the process. Most importantly, stakeholders were clearly willing to redesign the rules, monitoring, and enforcement process to improve the NCCP. The principal strengths cited included the NCCP as an ecosystem approach, the protection of listed and non-listed species, and the ability for stakeholders to reach consensus. Overwhelmingly, the stakeholders cited a lack of resources as the primary weakness of the NCCP. Other principal weaknesses included the NCCP was subject to political influence and it was a complex process. Although the majority of the stakeholders believed the NCCP was successful at preserving biodiversity while at the same time allowing for economic development to occur, several stakeholders noted that success could not be determined at this time, at least in terms of biodiversity preservation. Finally, a little over a third of the stakeholders stated the NCCP should not be adopted while the same number of respondents believed that the NCCP should be adopted on a case-by-case basis.
Download or read book Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Species Habitat written by California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bioregional Assessments written by K. Norman Johnson and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In diverse regions around the country, impending crises over dwindling natural resources and conflicts over land use have given birth to a new approach to environmental management and policymaking. Known as bioregional assessment, the approach gives science and scientists a crucial role in the policymaking process, bringing together experts on a range of issues to assess existing ecological and social conditions and to provide a base of knowledge from which to develop policy options and management decisions. A number of high-profile assessments have been conducted, and while much has been written on individual projects, little has been done to compare assessments or integrate the lessons they provide. Bioregional Assessments synthesizes the knowledge from many regions by examining the assessment process and detailing a series of case studies from around the country. Each case study, written by knowledgeable leaders from the region, features a detailed description of the project followed by reviews from the perspectives of science, management, and policy. Case studies examined are the Forest Ecosystem Management Assess ment Team (FEMAT) Assessment; the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Assessments; the Everglades-South Florida Assessments; the Northern Forest Lands Assessments; Southern California Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP); the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project; and the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project. In addition, the book features introductory chapters that examine the challenges inherent in the assessment of complex regional systems, and the role of science in the assessment process. The concluding chapter provides a synthesis and analysis of the assessment process. Bioregional assessments are quickly becoming an essential part of ecosystem management. This book provides a unique look at the theory and practice of bioregional assessments, and is an essential volume for resource managers, scientists, policymakers, and anyone involved with formulating or implementing strategies for regional planning and ecosystem management.
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