To explore importance of commodity and amenity values, the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable (SRR) conducted workshops on rangeland ecosystem goods and services. These sessions incorporated extractable goods derived from rangelands, tangible and intangible rangeland ecosystem services, and core ecosystem processes that underlie these goods and services. While rangeland amenity values matter to some individuals, profit potential may motivate others to engage in conservation and/or provision of rangeland ecosystem goods and services. Workshops captured varied stakeholder perspectives and developed categorization frameworks, leading to creation of multiple communication pieces designed to highlight varied products and services provided by rangelands, available below. Comprehensive monitoring is also foundational to successful rangeland management for ecosystem goods and services. Managers and scientists need baseline data to detect changes. Actions and reactions in social and economic systems also must be monitored to obtain a complete picture of sustainability.
Current Publications
- National and State Economic Values of Cattle Ranching and Farming-Based Ecosystem Services on Federal and Private Lands in the U.S. (pdf – 1.3MB)
University of Wyoming B-1367 – August 2020 - National and State Economic Values of Cattle Ranching and Farming Based Ecosystem Services in the U.S. (pdf – 1.3MB)
University of Wyoming B-1338 – May 2019
Past Publications
- SRR Ecosystem Services (pdf – 717KB) – 2007
- Ecosystem Goods and Services Book (pdf – 2.3MB) – 2008
- A Conceptual Framework & Monitoring System for Rangeland Ecosystem Goods, Services & Processes Poster (pdf – 125KB)