{"id":2667,"date":"2022-09-07T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onenatureinstitute.org\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2022-09-07T13:01:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T13:01:21","slug":"valuing-nature-in-u-s-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onenatureinstitute.org\/stories\/valuing-nature-in-u-s-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Valuing Nature in U.S. Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image credit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@kalvisuals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KAL VISUALS via Unsplash<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April, we shared the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onenatureinstitute.org\/stories\/an-earth-day-announcement-worth-celebrating\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Order<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> issued on Earth Day 2020, focusing on valuing nature in US policy which addressed:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Safeguarding mature and old-growth forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on federal lands in the U.S;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strengthening reforestation partnerships<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the country;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Combating global deforestation;<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Focusing on nature-based solutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to combat climate change;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assessing how to better value nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in U.S. policymaking;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Administration recently released its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Natural-Capital-Accounting-Strategy.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has invited the public to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2022\/08\/22\/2022-17993\/request-for-information-to-support-the-development-of-a-strategic-plan-on-statistics-for\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comment on the draft<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <strong>October 21st, 2022<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This strategy outlines recommendations that the federal government should make in order to remove the disconnect between how we currently measure our economy and the realities of the natural world. It notes that \u201cthe data we rely on to describe and measure our economy are largely disconnected from the realities of the natural world. This disconnect in data prevents us from reaching our full economic potential while protecting the environment, and ensuring future opportunity for Americans.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The draft National Strategy recommends that the \u201cFederal government produce a new, ongoing set of statistics to take stock of our wealth of natural assets, how those assets are being enhanced or depleted, and the impact that has on our economic strength.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of Management and Budget, and Department of Commerce highlight four key reasons as to why a plan is needed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nature initiates a plethora of supply chains.<\/strong> Whether this is new technologies developed through critical minerals or the fruits and vegetables we eat, nature plays a critical role.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nature stimulates innovation.<\/strong> Many inventors and innovators use nature and natural resources as inspiration and examples.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nature bolsters the success of a diverse range of organizations.<\/strong> Nature fuels the tourism industry, agriculture, construction, food and beverage industries, and many more.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nature safeguards us and our property.<\/strong> Many parts of nature protect us from natural disasters, such as reefs protecting coastlines by acting as a buffer for waves, storms, and floods.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This National Strategy makes a general recommendation that the U.S. government should produce a new set of statistics to take stock of our natural resources, how they are being strengthened or diminished, and what their impact is on our economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OneNature believes that the valuation of wildlife and nature will facilitate a more sustainable and just society. We celebrate the Biden Administration for their continued efforts to conserve, rehabilitate, and maintain our country\u2019s natural resources. We are strongly supportive of the strategy as the next step in our progress to accounting for nature in our economic decision making, and will be providing comments on a few key items in the draft strategy, including suggesting additional reports and supporting products and urging for a faster timeline for including wildlife in the accounts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have not yet gotten a chance to read our report \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onenatureinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/one-nature-institute-2022-03-advancing-well-being-for-all-beings.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancing Well-Being for All Beings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d we recommend doing so to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of including nature, wildlife, and well-being in economic measures. Our report presents findings on well-being measures around the world, the current research on the value of wildlife to human well-being, and the critical role that Indigenous and local communities play in well-being-centered conservation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OneNature is working with our Board and Advisors to develop comments, and we welcome any ideas you have to make the strategy more effective. Please email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@onenatureinstitute.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@onenatureinstitute.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <strong>October 1st<\/strong> to share your thoughts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: KAL VISUALS via Unsplash &nbsp; In April, we shared the Executive Order issued on Earth Day 2020, focusing on valuing nature in US policy which addressed:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Safeguarding mature and old-growth forests on federal lands in the U.S; Strengthening reforestation partnerships across the country; Combating global deforestation; Focusing on nature-based solutions to combat climate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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