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Sustainable
Rangelands
Roundtable
March 19, 2003
Eleventh SRR Meeting
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 19-20,2003
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SRR Meetings
Twelve Meetings
 Four meetings in 2001
 Five in 2002
 Three in 2003
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Fort Myers
 Albuquerque, NM
 Washington, DC May 19-23, 2003
 Jackson Hole, WY June 3-4, 2003
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March 19, 2003
SRR Planning Meeting
December 17-18 in Phoenix, AZ
 16 SRR Participants
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Steering Committee
Criterion Groups
Purpose
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Results to concentrate on from 2003 to 2005
Identify commitments to produce outcomes
Develop action plan to actualize commitments
Develop action plan to continue evolution of
indicator work for prioritized topics
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SRR Planning Meeting
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Strategic
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Operational
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Overview discussions based on long term vision
and select strategic goals.
Identification of key commitments and decisions
Tactical
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Tasks, timelines & responsibilities into Draft Action
Plan
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SRR Mission
The Roundtable will identify indicators of
sustainability based on social,
economic, and ecological factors, to
provide a framework for national
assessments of rangelands and
rangeland use.
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New SRR Mission
The SRR will promote social, ecological,
and economic sustainability of
rangelands through the development
and widespread use of the criteria and
indicators for rangeland assessments,
and by providing a forum for dialogue
on sustainability of rangelands.
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SRR Vision for Rangelands
We envision a future in which
rangelands in the U.S. provide a
desired mix of economic,
ecological and social benefits to
current and future generations.
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Vision for the SRR Process
We envision a future where we
have widely accepted criteria
and indicators for monitoring
and assessing the economic,
social and ecological
sustainability of rangelands.
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New SRR Vision
We envision a future in which:
Rangelands in the US provide a desired mix
of economic, ecological, and social benefits to
current and future generations
There are widely accepted and used criteria
and indicators for monitoring and assessing
the economic, social, and ecological
sustainability of rangelands
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Products of SRR
Symposium and Proceedings at the Feb. 2002
SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO
 Workshop at ESA Meeting in Tucson, AZ in
August 2002
 Symposium/Workshop on Indicators at Feb.
2003 SRM Annual Meeting in Casper,
Wyoming
 Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Spring,
2003
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SRR Timeline
Albuquerque – March 18-19 – Revised
chapters completed. Submit to external
reviewers.
 April 11 – Receive external reviews and
incorporate changes.
 Friday, May 2, 2003 – Deadline for final
chapters.
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SRR Timeline
May 5-9 – Create Executive Summary
(Briefing Document). To printer on May
9.
 May – SRR Briefing in Washington, D.C.
 June – SRR meeting to transition to
new goals.
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Purpose of 11th SRR Meeting
Incorporate internal reviews into draft
criterion chapters.
 Finalize criterion reviews for external
review.
 Identify participants for future SRR
work.
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Eleventh SRR Meeting
Values in the First Approximation Report
– Tom Bartlett & Lou Romero
 Delphi results for SRR key messages –
Helen Rowe
 Connectivity of Criteria of Sustainability
– Brian Czech
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Eleventh SRR Meeting
Open Space – Lou Romero
 Review Strategic Course for the Future
– Tom Bartlett
 Finalize FAR Chapters – Criterion
Groups
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