Rangeland Ecology & Management

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APPLYING AND INTEGRATING SRR LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS
Author
Mitchell, John E.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2014
Body

The sustainable management of rangelands, both nationally and at the ranch level, cannot be assessed on the basis of ecological indicators, alone.  Social, economic and legal considerations are also vital when it comes to understanding long-term trends of rangelands and their associated communities.  The Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable developed 10 broad indicators within a criterion called, “Legal, Institutional, and Economic Framework for Rangeland Conservation and Sustainable Management.”  They are land law and property rights, public information and participation, institutions and organizations, economic policies and practices, professional education and technical assistance, land management programs, land planning, protection of special values, measuring and monitoring, and research and development.  These indicators are intentionally broad in scope in order to allow agencies, practitioners, and interest groups the flexibility to devise more precise measures that are relevant to the scale of the rangeland system being monitored.  Examples of how legal and institutional indicators can be applied at the regional/national level and for individual ranch business planning are discussed.

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Conference Name
SRM Orlando, FL