H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment

The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
Founded1995
FounderTeresa Heinz
FocusBiodiversity Protection, Managing Phosphorus in Agricultural Soils to Improve Chesapeake Bay Water Quality, Supporting the Development of National Indicators and Monitoring Systems, Wildlife Conservation Program, and Climate Change Information for Local Decision-Making
Location
  • Washington D.C., United States
Key people
Mark Gorenberg, Chair of the Board of Trustees; Teresa Heinz, Vice Chair of Board of Trustees; and Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair
Websitewww.heinzctr.org

The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment was a nonpartisan nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center brought together representatives of business, government, the scientific community and the environment community to collaborate on the development of environmental policy and science-based solutions to environmental challenges to society. The Heinz Center is best known as the creator of the State of the Nation's Ecosystems reports, which have become seminal references for U.S. policy makers and environmental managers[1] on the conditions of and trends in U.S. ecosystems and habitats and the goods and services they provide. The Center was founded in 1995, in tribute to U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III[2] of Pennsylvania after his untimely death in 1991,[3] and closed in 2013.

History

Origin

The Heinz Center was conceived of by the wife of the late Senator H. John Heinz III, Teresa Heinz, who had a vision for a Center where experts from business, science, government and non-governmental organizations could come together to solve seemingly intractable environmental challenges.[4] Following Senator Heinz' death in 1991, The Vera I. Heinz Endowment and several others made a $20 million gift, one of the largest grants ever made to the environment, to create the John Heinz Center, in memory of Senator Heinz. The Center was founded in 1995 in Washington, D.C.

State of the Nation's Ecosystems 2002 and 2008

The State of The Nation's Ecosystems

The State of The Nation's Ecosystems was designed to provide an impartial and comprehensive understanding of the state of and trends in ecosystems,[5] much the way decision makers use gross domestic product (GDP) to gauge national economic health.[6] As part of the project, The Heinz Center published two State of the Nation's Ecosystems reports, one in 2002 and one in 2008, and a report on environmental data gaps and policy roadmap for environmental information.[7] Since their publication, the State of the Nation's Ecosystems reports have become seminal references for national and regional policymakers and resource managers on the condition and use of ecosystems in the United States.[8] The reports were created with the input of more than 300 scientific experts,[9] who agreed upon a set of 108 indicators to track trends in the health of distinct U.S. ecosystems—coasts and oceans, farmlands, forests, freshwaters, grasslands and shrublands, and urban and suburban land-use types—on the national, regional, and local levels.[10]

Heinz Center Publications

  • Forest Sustainability in the Development of Bioenergy in the US, [1]; The Pinchot Institution for Conservation Leadership in Conservation Thought, Policy and Action; and The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, June 2010.
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Development in China, [2]; The H.John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2010.
  • Measuring the Results of Wildlife Conservation Activities, [3]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2009.
  • Indicators of Ecological Effects on Air Quality, [4]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2009.
  • Resilient Coasts: A Blueprint for Action, [5]; The H.John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment and Ceres 2009.
  • The State of Nation's Ecosystems 2008: Measuring the Lands, Waters, and Living Resources of the United States,[6][permanent dead link‍]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2008.
  • Environmental Information: A Road Map to the Future, [7]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2008.
  • Strategies for Managing the Effects of Climate Change on Wildlife and Ecosystems, [8]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2008.
  • Landscape Pattern Indicators for the Nation, [9]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, 2008.
  • Filling the Gaps: Priority Data Needs and Key Management Challenges for National Reporting on Ecosystems Condition, [10]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, May 2006.
  • Following the Paper Trail: Impact of Magazine and Dimensional Lumber Production on Gas Emissions: A Case Study; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2006.
  • Innovation by Design: Improving Learning Networks in Coastal Management, [11]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2004.
  • The Coastal Zone Management Act: Developing a Framework for Identifying Performance Indicators, [12]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2003.
  • Human Links to Coastal Disasters, [13]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2002.
  • Dam Removal Research: Status and Prospects, [14]; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, October 23–24, 2002.
  • The Hidden Cost of Coastal Hazards: Implications for Risk Assessment and Mitigation; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2000.
  • Fishing Grounds: Defining a New Era for American Fisheries Management; The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2000.

See also

Further reading

  • State of the Nation's Ecosystems [15]
  • Terrestrial Carbon Group [16]

References

  1. ^ Lazaroff, Cat. "State of the Nation's Ecosystems: Data Missing". Environment News Service. Retrieved 26 September 2002.
  2. ^ Congressional Record, V. 144, Pt. 14, p. 20720, September 9, 1998 to September 21, 1998.
  3. ^ Congressional Record, V. 147, Pt 4, p. 5564, March 27, 2001 to April 23, 2001.
  4. ^ Cushman, John H. (April 5, 1991). "Senator Heinz and 6 Others Killed In Midair Crash Near Philadelphia". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  5. ^ Shouse, Ben (September 2002). "Report Takes Stock of Knowns and Unknowns". Science Magazine. 297 (5590): 289. doi:10.1126/science.297.5590.2191a. PMID 12351764. S2CID 166719839.
  6. ^ Brauer, Jurgen (May 2005). "Establishing Indicators for Biodiversity". Science Magazine. 308 (5723): 791–792. doi:10.1126/science.308.5723.791c. PMID 15879191. S2CID 28622477.
  7. ^ Christensen, Jon. "Fiscal Accountability Concerns Come to Conservation". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2002.
  8. ^ Tom, Joan A. "Experts Assess Globe's Health: Report identifies key environmental indicators". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 26 September 2002.
  9. ^ Balmford; et al. (January 2005). "The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Target". Science Magazine. 307 (5707): 212–213. doi:10.1126/science.1106281. PMID 15653489. S2CID 34185438.
  10. ^ Francis, Charles A. (October 2003). "The State of the Nation's Ecosystems" (PDF). Crop Science. 43 (4): 1573-1573. doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.1573.

General

  • The H. John Heinz III Center, for Science, Economics and the Environment [17]
  • State of the Nation's Ecosystems Project [18]
  • YouTube: Horizons@Heinz

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