H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment explained

Key People:Mark Gorenberg, Chair of the Board of Trustees; Teresa Heinz, Vice Chair of Board of Trustees; and Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair
The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
Founded Date:1995
Founder:Teresa Heinz
Location:Washington D.C., United States
Focus:Biodiversity Protection, Managing Phosphorus in Agricultural Soils to Improve Chesapeake Bay Water Quality, Supporting the Development of National Indicators and Monitoring Systems, Wildlife Conservation Program, and Climate Change Information for Local Decision-Making
Homepage:www.heinzctr.org

The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment was a nonpartisan nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center brought together representatives of business, government, the scientific community and the environment community to collaborate on the development of environmental policy and science-based solutions to environmental challenges to society. The Heinz Center is best known as the creator of the State of the Nation's Ecosystems reports, which have become seminal references for U.S. policy makers and environmental managers[1] on the conditions of and trends in U.S. ecosystems and habitats and the goods and services they provide. The Center was founded in 1995, in tribute to U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III[2] of Pennsylvania after his untimely death in 1991,[3] and closed in 2013.

History

Origin

The Heinz Center was conceived of by the wife of the late Senator H. John Heinz III, Teresa Heinz, who had a vision for a Center where experts from business, science, government and non-governmental organizations could come together to solve seemingly intractable environmental challenges.[4] Following Senator Heinz' death in 1991, The Vera I. Heinz Endowment and several others made a $20 million gift, one of the largest grants ever made to the environment, to create the John Heinz Center, in memory of Senator Heinz. The Center was founded in 1995 in Washington, D.C.

State of the Nation's Ecosystems 2002 and 2008

The State of The Nation's Ecosystems

The State of The Nation's Ecosystems was designed to provide an impartial and comprehensive understanding of the state of and trends in ecosystems,[5] much the way decision makers use gross domestic product (GDP) to gauge national economic health.[6] As part of the project, The Heinz Center published two State of the Nation's Ecosystems reports, one in 2002 and one in 2008, and a report on environmental data gaps and policy roadmap for environmental information.[7] Since their publication, the State of the Nation's Ecosystems reports have become seminal references for national and regional policymakers and resource managers on the condition and use of ecosystems in the United States.[8] The reports were created with the input of more than 300 scientific experts,[9] who agreed upon a set of 108 indicators to track trends in the health of distinct U.S. ecosystems—coasts and oceans, farmlands, forests, freshwaters, grasslands and shrublands, and urban and suburban land-use types—on the national, regional, and local levels.[10]

Heinz Center Publications

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Notes and References

  1. News: State of the Nation's Ecosystems: Data Missing . Cat . Lazaroff . Environment News Service . 26 September 2002.
  2. Congressional Record, V. 144, Pt. 14, p. 20720, September 9, 1998 to September 21, 1998.
  3. Congressional Record, V. 147, Pt 4, p. 5564, March 27, 2001 to April 23, 2001.
  4. News: Senator Heinz and 6 Others Killed In Midair Crash Near Philadelphia . John H. . Cushman . The New York Times . April 5, 1991 . December 11, 2012.
  5. Shouse . Ben . Report Takes Stock of Knowns and Unknowns . Science Magazine . 297. 5590 . September 2002 . 289 . 10.1126/science.297.5590.2191a. 12351764 . 166719839 .
  6. Brauer . Jurgen . Establishing Indicators for Biodiversity . Science Magazine . 308. 5723 . May 2005 . 791–792 . 10.1126/science.308.5723.791c . 15879191 . 28622477 .
  7. News: Fiscal Accountability Concerns Come to Conservation . Jon . Christensen . The New York Times . 5 November 2002.
  8. News: Experts Assess Globe's Health: Report identifies key environmental indicators . Joan A.. Tom . Harvard Crimson . 26 September 2002.
  9. Balmford. The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Target . Science Magazine . 307. 5707 . January 2005 . 212–213 . 10.1126/science.1106281. 15653489 . 34185438 . etal.
  10. Francis . Charles A. . The State of the Nation's Ecosystems . Crop Science . 43. 4 . October 2003 . 1573-1573 . 10.2135/cropsci2003.1573.

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