The Batemans Bay regional trade-offs studies
Geographical coverage
| Geographical scale of the assessment | Regional |
|---|---|
| Country or countries covered | Australia |
| Any other necessary information or explanation for identifying the location of the assessment, including site or region name |
South coast, New South Wales |
Geographical scale of the assessment
Regional
Country or countries covered
Australia
Any other necessary information or explanation for identifying the location of the assessment, including site or region name
South coast, New South Wales
Conceptual framework, methodology and scope
Assessment objectives
develop and apply the core methodologies for exploring trade-offs and synergies among multiple ecosystem services and regional biodiversity
demonstrate the integration of local/regional meaures of biodiversity, capturing the core idea of biodiversity "option values" as a direct contribution to human well-being (for discussion, see e.g. http://f1000research.com/articles/common-ground-for-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-the-partial-protection-challenge/ )
Mandate for the assessment
Conceptual framework and/or methodology used for the assessment
Other (please specify)
SIRO-MED and Regional sustainability analysis
URL or copy of conceptual framework developed or adapted
http://australianmuseum.net.au/document/Biodiversity-and-regional-sustainability-analysis http://australianmuseum.net.au/document/Partial-protection-and-regional-sustainability-analysis http://australianmuseum.net.au/Planet-Under-Pressure-ecosystem-services-imply-tipping-points-for-biodiversity-conservation http://f1000research.com/articles/common-ground-for-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-the-partial-protection-challenge/
System(s) assessed
- Forest and woodland
Species groups assessed
proxies for wholesale biodiversity
Ecosystem services/functions assessed
Provisioning
- Timber/fibres
Regulating
- Regulation of water quality
Supporting Services/Functions
Cultural Services
- Recreation and tourism
Scope of assessment includes
Drivers of change in systems and services
No
Impacts of change in services on human well-being
No
Options for responding/interventions to the trends observed
No
Explicit consideration of the role of biodiversity in the systems and services covered by the assessment
Yes
Timing of the assessment
Year assessment started
Pre 2000
Year assessment finished
If ongoing, year assessment is anticipated to finish
Periodicity of assessment
Unknown
Assessment outputs
Website(s)
Report(s)
Biodiversity and Regional Sustainability Analysis
RSA_1995.pdf
Communication materials (e.g. brochure, presentations, posters, audio-visual media)
Journal publications
Faith Daniel P. (2014) Ecosystem services can promote conservation over conversion and protect local biodiversity, but these local win-wins can be a regional disaster. Australian Zoologist Online pp1-10. DOI 10.7882/AZ.2014.031. Available at: http://rzsnsw.metapress.com/content/v412683643751841/?p=0c44868486ad48cd901e1a84543f941c&pi=0
Faith_Australian_Zoologist_2014.pdf
Integrating conservation and forestry production: exploring trade-offs between biodiversity and production in regional land-use assessment
for-ecol-96.pdf
Mediation Support for Forest Land Allocation: The SIRO-MED System. See http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/PL00006701
Training materials
Other documents/outputs
Tools and processes
Tools and approaches used in the assessment
- Modelling
- Trade-off analysis
- Geospatial analysis
- Indicators
- Social (non-monetary) valuation
Process used for stakeholder engagement in the assessment process and which component
foresters and conservationists, at the SIRO-MED stage
Key stakeholder groups engaged
foresters and conservationists
The number of people directly involved in the assessment process
Incorporation of scientific and other types of knowledge
- Resource experts (e.g. foresters etc)
Supporting documentation for specific approaches, methodology or criteria developed and/or used to integrate knowledge systems into the assessment
http://australianmuseum.net.au/document/Biodiversity-and-regional-sustainability-analysis also see Cocks and Ive paper above and references within
Assessment reports peer reviewed
Yes
Data
Accessibility of data used in assessment
Policy impact
Impacts the assessment has had on policy and/or decision making, as evidenced through policy references and actions
general take-up of the framework for trade-offs/synergies based on regional biodiversity measures and variable "costs" (positive and negative)
Independent or other review on policy impact of the assessment
Yes
Lessons learnt for future assessments from these reviews
Capacity building
Capacity building needs identified during the assessment
Actions taken by the assessment to build capacity
Workshops, Developing/promoting and providing access to support tools
How have gaps in capacity been communicated to the different stakeholders
Knowledge generation
Gaps in knowledge identified from the assessment
the integration of "partial protection" of biodiversity from different land uses can greatly influence regional sustainability, but is limited by lack of knowledge of actual degrees of partial protection (as noted by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment). see also http://f1000research.com/articles/common-ground-for-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-the-partial-protection-challenge/
