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Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Goals of Individual LCCs Compared to Goals of the LCC Network Strategic Plan." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. A Review of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21829.
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Appendix G

Goals of Individual LCCs Compared to Goals of the LCC Network Strategic Plan

The National Academy of Sciences Review Panel asked the Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) staff to map the missions and goals of the individual LCCs to the goals and objectives of the LCC Network—“a mission map.”

TABLE G.1 LCCs Contributing to LCC Network Goals and Objectives

LCC 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 3-1 3-2 3-3 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5
Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Appalachian X X X X X X X X
Arctic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
California X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Caribbean X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Desert X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers X X X X X X X X X X
Great Basin X X X X X X X X X X
Great Northern X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Great Plains X X X X X X X X X X X
Gulf Coast Prairie X X X X X X X X X
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
North Atlantic X X X X X X X X X X X X
North Pacific X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Northwest Boreal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Pacific Islands X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Peninsular Florida X X X X X X X X X X X
Plains and Prairie Potholes X X X X X X X X X X
South Atlantic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Southern Rockies X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Upper Midwest and Great Lakes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Western Alaska X X X X X X X X X X
Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Goals of Individual LCCs Compared to Goals of the LCC Network Strategic Plan." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. A Review of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21829.
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LCC Goal 1: Conservation Strategy Goal 2: Collaborative Conservation Goal 3: Science Goal 4: Communications
Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands X X X X
Appalachian X X X X
Arctic X X X X
California X X X X
Caribbean X X X X
Desert X X X X
Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers X X X X
Great Basin X X X X
Great Northern X X X X
Great Plains X X X X
Gulf Coast Prairie X X X X
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks X X X X
North Atlantic X X X X
North Pacific X X X X
Northwest Boreal X X X X
Pacific Islands X X X X
Peninsular Florida X X X X
Plains and Prairie Potholes X X X X
South Atlantic X X X X
Southern Rockies X X X X
Upper Midwest and Great Lakes X X X X
Western Alaska X X X X
Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Goals of Individual LCCs Compared to Goals of the LCC Network Strategic Plan." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. A Review of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21829.
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LCC Network Goal-Objective # LCC Network Objective Description
1-1 Identify shared conservation objectives, challenges, and opportunities to inform landscape conservation at continental, LCC, island, and regional scales.
1-2 Develop then deliver (through partners) regional landscape conservation goals and designs that support resiliency and adaptation to both global change and regional landscape challenges, while ensuring the inclusion of all partners and stakeholders necessary for successful conservation.
1-3 Integrate regional or other scale-specific conservation designs to align and focus conservation action at the network scale, within available authorities.
1-4 Identify and obtain the resources required at the LCC and network scales to inform, develop, and support implementation of the conservation designs and other conservation actions.
1-5 Monitor the effectiveness of conservation design(s) and design application in terms of achieving stated outcomes, then revise as appropriate.
2-1 Create a high-functioning organizational culture for LCCs and the network.
2-2 Identify and explore opportunities for collaborative actions within the LCC Network.
2-3 Demonstrate, monitor, and evaluate the value and effectiveness of the LCC Network.
2-4 Identify new and existing training and networking opportunities for the LCC Network.
2-5 Leverage conservation planning to be opportunistic in taking advantage of current and new funding sources for conservation.
2-6 Create a network-level system for prioritizing operational needs at network and regional levels, as appropriate.
3-1 Identify shared science, information, and resource needs at the network scale.
3-2 Promote collaborative production of science and research—including human dimensions—as well as the use of experience and indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge among LCCs, Climate Science Centers (CSCs), and other interested parties; use these to inform resource management decisions, educate local communities, and address shared needs.
3-3 Demonstrate and evaluate the value and improve the effectiveness of LCC science.
4-1 Communicate the existence and application of LCC Network science, products, and tools to partners and stakeholders in a form that is understandable, publicly accessible, engaging, and relates to what matters to end users and society.
4-2 Increase two-way communication with, outreach to, and engagement of key partners across the LCC Network as well as new partners to expand the LCC Network and increase conservation impact and achievements.
4-3 Develop and implement a communications and outreach plan that identifies and uses appropriate media to clearly convey to appropriate target audiences the value and tangible successes of the LCC Network at various scales.
4-4 Build communications capacity and capabilities within the LCC Network to effectively communicate the purposes and successes of the LCC Network.
4-5 Share lessons learned across the LCC Network.

SOURCE: Provided for this report by LCC staff.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Goals of Individual LCCs Compared to Goals of the LCC Network Strategic Plan." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. A Review of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21829.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Goals of Individual LCCs Compared to Goals of the LCC Network Strategic Plan." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. A Review of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21829.
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The United States' tradition of conserving fish, wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources dates to the mid-19th century. States have long sought to manage fish and wildlife species within their borders, whereas many early federal conservation efforts focused on setting aside specific places as parks, sanctuaries, or reserves. With advances in landscape ecology over the past quarter-century, conservation planners, scientists, and practitioners began to stress the importance of conservation efforts at the scale of landscapes and seascapes. These larger areas were thought to harbor relatively large numbers of species that are likely to maintain population viability and sustain ecological processes and natural disturbance regimes - often considered critical factors in conserving biodiversity.

By focusing conservation efforts at the level of whole ecosystems and landscape, practitioners can better attempt to conserve the vast majority of species in a particular ecosystem. Successfully addressing the large-scale, interlinked problems associated with landscape degradation will necessitate a planning process that bridges different scientific disciplines and across sectors, as well as an understanding of complexity, uncertainty, and the local context of conservation work. The landscape approach aims to develop shared conservation priorities across jurisdictions and across many resources to create a single, collaborative conservation effort that can meet stakeholder needs.

Conservation of habitats, species, ecosystem services, and cultural resources in the face of multiple stressors requires governance structures that can bridge the geographic and jurisdictional boundaries of the complex socio-ecological systems in which landscape-level conservation occurs. The Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC) Network was established to complement and add value to the many ongoing state, tribal, federal, and nongovernmental efforts to address the challenge of conserving species, habitats, ecosystem services, and cultural resources in the face of large-scale and long-term threats, including climate change. A Review of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives evaluates the purpose, goals, and scientific merits of the LCC program within the context of similar programs, and whether the program has resulted in measurable improvements in the health of fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

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