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The Sustainability Scorecard
December 1, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
| The Sustainability Scorecard
From 2011-2016, the US Forest Service (USFS) implemented the Climate Change Performance Scorecard. In 2020, the USFS is addressing climate change resiliency with the new Sustainability Scorecard as the next phase of their climate journey. The first phase focused on improving organizational capacity in the USFS response to climate change. The new Sustainability Scorecard moves from climate ready to climate actionable. This framework addresses risks from increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns to ensure productive and healthy forests and grasslands into the future. The Sustainability Scorecard’s core elements are:
- Vulnerability
- Adaptation
- Monitoring
- Carbon Stewardship
- Sustainable Operations
- Watershed Stewardship
Shared Stewardship with State Partners
The USFS is partnering with states through Shared Stewardship agreements and is collaborating with private sector partners through conservation financing activities. There is a critical need to work in partnership with state and local governments and private partners to conserve the Nation’s natural resources for the public. This webinar will highlight these activities and dive into discussion on future opportunities to work together.
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Dr. Jamie Barbour has a BS in Botany, MSc and PhD in Wood and Fiber Science. Since 1993 he has worked for the USDA Forest Service. The first 21 years were with the Pacific Northwest Research Station where he managed the Social Science, Economics, Ecosystem Services, and Science Delivery Research Program and acted as the Assistant Director for Research from 2012 to 2013. In 2014 he moved to the Forest Service’s Washington Office where he served as Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Chief for National Forest Systems advising on the Agency’s Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment Strategy. In 2017 he became the Assistant Director for Adaptive Management in the Ecosystem Management and Coordination staff. He is currently the Acting Director of the Office of Sustainability and Climate in the Forest Service Headquarters. |
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Dr. Jennifer Balachowski is the technology transfer specialist with the US Forest Service Office of Sustainability and Climate. She is an applied ecologist with professional experience in climate adaptation, environmental assessment, stakeholder engagement, and teaching. She holds a Ph.D. in restoration ecology and M.Ed. in science education. Her previous work experience includes stakeholder engagement with the USDA California Climate Hub, managing climate-resilient agriculture projects at the US African Development Foundation, and teaching science in public middle and high schools. |
We hope you can join the conversation! Join us December 1 at 3pm ET/12pm PT.
Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAucOyqrDsiHNYWxWOLS49yz4B-0qFx5t3-
This webinar is brought to you by the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agency’s Climate Adaptation Program. If you have a topic or speaker idea for future webinars contact Maggie Ernest Johnson. |
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