The ecosystem-based approach to natural resources management combines ecological, social and economic considerations toward achieving the goal of sustaining Michigan's natural resources. Through citizen participation and partnerships, new ways of addressing environmental issues are hoped to be achieved.
Ecosystem-based Management will rely on the following key principles:
Partnerships and Citizen Participation: Work together with citizens, landowners, businesses, local governments, interested organizations, and other agencies to address issues, identify opportunities and find common solutions.
Science-Based Approach: Use the best available scientific knowledge (ecological, social, and economic) as a foundation for decision-making; understanding natural resource relationships, and focuses on sustainability of ecological systems.
Long-term View: Establish targets and long-term goals for desired ecosystem conditions that maintain the capacity of the land to sustain public benefits and opportunities into the future.
Comprehensive Perspective: Find solutions that support economic prosperity, lasting livelihoods, and ecological health and sustainability.
The DNR is developing regional and statewide ecosystem planning processes to facilitate development of common goals for functional ecological systems that cross multiple ownerships. Planning processes integrate ecological, social, and economic values into practical management guidelines.
DNR Eco-Regional Planning develops common goals and values for functional ecological systems at various geological scales (e.g., watersheds, landscapes, and Eco-regions). The plan creates an Eco-region level vision for natural resource management; it identifies interdisciplinary targets and an implementation plan that coordinates DNR plans with other agencies, landowners, and organizations.
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