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Future Plans & Future Plans & Milestones of the Milestones of the Sustainable Sustainable Rangelands Rangelands RoundtableRoundtable

Tom Bartlett Tom Bartlett

AndAnd

John MitchellJohn Mitchell

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Future SRR MeetingsFuture SRR Meetings

Review and critique indicators.Review and critique indicators. Rotating criterion group review.Rotating criterion group review. Joint meetings of criterion groups.Joint meetings of criterion groups. Writing summaries of indicators.Writing summaries of indicators.

Identify reviewers for indicator sets.Identify reviewers for indicator sets. Next several meetings: “Expansion Next several meetings: “Expansion

and Contraction Phase” – Lou Romeroand Contraction Phase” – Lou Romero

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Future SRR MeetingsFuture SRR Meetings

2003 Meetings2003 Meetings Drafting and revising the SRR report.Drafting and revising the SRR report.

ESA Symposium WorkshopESA Symposium Workshop August 4, 2002August 4, 2002 Tucson ArizonaTucson Arizona

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Overlaps and GapsOverlaps and Gaps

Some indicators identified by more Some indicators identified by more than one criterion group.than one criterion group.

Some indicators have not been Some indicators have not been included.included.

Review and critique indicators.Review and critique indicators.

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Working with Other Working with Other RoundtablesRoundtables

Sustainable Natural Resources Sustainable Natural Resources Roundtable Coordination Network Roundtable Coordination Network (SNRRCN)(SNRRCN)

Collaboration on shared issues and Collaboration on shared issues and coordination of common tasks.coordination of common tasks.

More efficient progress, while More efficient progress, while minimizing inconsistencies.minimizing inconsistencies.

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IssuesIssues

The question of scale.The question of scale. Definition of rangeland in relation Definition of rangeland in relation

to forests.to forests. Protocol for evaluating indicators.Protocol for evaluating indicators. Protocol for identifying data sets Protocol for identifying data sets

and their usefulness.and their usefulness.

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IssuesIssues

Do indicators relate to Do indicators relate to rangeland sustainability?rangeland sustainability?

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OutreachOutreach

Inform rangeland sustainability Inform rangeland sustainability stakeholders of SRR efforts.stakeholders of SRR efforts. SRM Symposium.SRM Symposium. White papers.White papers. Press releases.Press releases. SRR Website.SRR Website.

ESA Workshop in August.ESA Workshop in August.

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SRR ReportsSRR Reports

Proceedings of SRM Symposium.Proceedings of SRM Symposium. Criteria and Indicators for Criteria and Indicators for

Rangeland Sustainability – report Rangeland Sustainability – report of SRR.of SRR. Status of indicators.Status of indicators. Relevance of indicators.Relevance of indicators. Comparable to First Approximation Comparable to First Approximation

Report of RSF.Report of RSF. Used in other reports.Used in other reports.

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The FutureThe Future

Need to monitor and assess the Need to monitor and assess the criteria and indicators that SRR criteria and indicators that SRR recommends.recommends.

SRR has evolved in an independent SRR has evolved in an independent fashion from other efforts.fashion from other efforts.

We have a better idea of what we are We have a better idea of what we are about than in April of 2001, but we about than in April of 2001, but we are uncertain as to the final product.are uncertain as to the final product.

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The FutureThe Future

Phil Janik, Co—Chair of RSF:Phil Janik, Co—Chair of RSF:

““Sustainability is not a destination, but Sustainability is not a destination, but a journey; no deadlines are set, but a journey; no deadlines are set, but work progresses towards a goal over work progresses towards a goal over time.”time.”

This certainly applies to the This certainly applies to the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable.Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable.

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ReminderReminder

PleasePlease return your return your questionnaire as you questionnaire as you leave the session.leave the session.