Based on Whitworth-2015
Whitworth, Joe S., Quantified: Redefining Conservation for the Next Economy.
means providing the resource base for future generations
need to catch up, not just stay where we are
will need bold innovative tools and funding mechanisms
provide water resources through conserving streams, rivers, watersheds
green infrastructure
mitigate the damage to riparian zones and watersheds
put these lands into conservation easements or trusts
use sophisticated models to find which areas will have the best return on investment
track that progress
situational awareness - what are the real time problems and how are they changing
outcomes - define the results they are going for
innovation and technology - their outcomes require using technology to meet the pace and scale
data and analytics - to prioritize which projects have the most impact
gain -tie every dollar of investment (public, private, philanthropy) to measureable benefits
heat pollution of water along with distruction of riparian environments that provide shade lead to heat issues in many rivers
use "Basin Scout" to model vegetation along rivers, with other factors, determine where it would be most cost effective to plant trees
also use a Google Earth platform to pinpoint which landholders are contributing most runoff into streams - then fix these biggest problems first
often funded with a market approach
remove, intercept or avoid pollutant - anywhere has the same effect on the ecosystem
paying to avoid pollutant, such as planting trees to reduce heat, maybe much more cost effective than cooling water somewhere else
have to measure and verify the reduction - that may take sophisticated methods for avoiding pollutants (measuring something that didn't happen)