Nature as capital: Advancing and incorporating ecosystem services in United States federal policies and programs

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 7383-7389

  Schaefer, Mark ^a   Goldman, Erica ^b   Bartuska, Ann M ^c   Sutton Grier, Ariana ^d,e   Lubchenco, Jane ^f  

^a WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS   (United States)

^b COMPASS ^*  (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Environmental policy; Natural capital; US federal agencies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; LAND USE; NATURAL SCIENCE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84935849256     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1420500112     Document Type: Article

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