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The Origin Of NOAA’S Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Program: A Retrospective And Prospective
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2020
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Source: Coastal Management 49(1) 1-18
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Journal Title:Coastal Management
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Description:In response to calls for marine ecosystem-based management (EBM),the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)developed a multidisciplinary science support framework called inte-grated ecosystem assessment (IEA). The IEA framework and anational NOAA program for implementing that framework were theculmination of many efforts in the 2000s. At a recent workshop, fiveleaders from the early days of NOAA IEA development participatedin a panel to discuss the history of the framework and program, andto provide recommendations for future work. Panelists intended IEAto be a call to action for scientists and agencies to support EBM, andthey designed the framework to be adaptable, scalable, and non-pre-scriptive so that it could be applied to a range of issues. Panelistsemphasized the complementary nature of the processes, tools, andproducts that make up IEA efforts, and also stressed the need toadapt the IEA approach to shifting management and governancestructures. Finally, panelists offered a range of recommendations forfuture development of the IEA approach, including: (1) broadeningthe stakeholder base; (2) developing objectives and reference pointsin partnership with end-users; (3) increasing diversity of IEA practi-tioners to better reflect the communities that IEA serves; (4) increasing development of readily updatable, real-time products; (5)carefully assessing and prioritizing the demands placed on IEA practi-tioners; (6) increasing collaboration across disciplines and resourcesectors; (7) seeking opportunities to engage with emerging govern-ance structures; and (8) strengthening support for IEA by effectivelycommunicating its stories.
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Source:Coastal Management 49(1) 1-18
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