Ecological Goods and Services: A Review of Best Practice in Policy and Programing

The document examines best practices in ecological goods and services (EGS) to inform policy in Manitoba, highlighting a shift toward integrated program bundling, increased accountability for environmental outcomes, and the scaling of programs to meet regional or continental goals.

• Governments are increasing the efficiency of EGS programming by moving away from single-issue programs and instead bundling soil conservation, water quality, flood mitigation, and habitat protection into integrated approaches.
• There is a growing requirement for EGS accountability, necessitating that governments prove to taxpayers that investments in EGS are resulting in actual environmental improvements.
• EGS programs are expanding in scale to address environmental goals at regional and continental levels, exemplified by management plans for the Gulf of Mexico-Mississippi Basin and the Chesapeake Bay.

APA

Venema,, D. R. D. V. M. D. (2011). Ecological Goods and Services: A Review of Best Practice in Policy and Programing. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/ecological-goods-and-services-review-best-practice-policy-and-programing

Chicago

Venema,, Dimple Roy,Henry David Venema,Matthew McCandless,Henry David. Ecological Goods and Services: A Review of Best Practice in Policy and Programing. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/ecological-goods-and-services-review-best-practice-policy-and-programing.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{venema2011ecological, author = {Venema,, Dimple Roy,Henry David Venema,Matthew McCandless,Henry David}, title = {{Ecological Goods and Services: A Review of Best Practice in Policy and Programing}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2011}, month = sep, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/ecological-goods-and-services-review-best-practice-policy-and-programing}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }