Defining a future conservation strategy for Department of Defense (DoD) lands

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:125959

Boice, L P ^[1]

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1. Office of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), Arlington, VA (United States)

The Department of Defense (DoD) is steward for nearly 25 million acres of public land. These lands often harbor important populations of threatened and endangered species, significant ecological areas, and important cultural resources. Protected by security requirements and the need for buffer zones, DoD lands are the only significant undeveloped areas in many regions. The goal of DoD`s Conservation program is to provide a healthy coexistence between protecting important natural and cultural resources and supporting the readiness requirements of the military mission. Although this can be difficult task, DoD is committed to ensuring that its military installations have inventories and plans for managing these resources in a coordinated, comprehensive manner. This past year, the Department adopted ecosystem management principles and guidelines to better integrate economic, social, and environmental concerns in its resource management program. In addition, the Department initiated several important studies which will help define in future resource management goals. This presentation will summarize the results to date of several cooperative partnership efforts.

• Research Organization: National Association of Environmental Professionals, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 125959
• Report Number(s): CONF-9506115--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
LAND USE
MILITARY FACILITIES
PUBLIC LANDS
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
US DOD