Conservation Lands' Economic Value
Cela Tega 2011
To identify and discuss the Economic Benefits of Conservation Lands in the Estero Bay Watershed
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Student Union Ballroom
Florida Gulf Coast University
Cela Tega is the southwest Florida native (i.e.: Calusa) term for "A view from high ground." We used it here to symbolize "overview." The term was inspired from the Carib Native North American term epopopanana meaning:
this is Meeting (Epopo) + And (ana) + Place (pa) which in Carib syntax is Epopopanana
Agenda:
Breakfast
Welcome by Provost Ron Toll
Richard Weiskoff, Ph.D.
University of Miami, Department of International Studies
Overview of Calculating Economic Values of Conservation Lands
Sponsored by the Southwest Florida Coastal Watersheds New Florida 2010 Cluster Grant
An Economic Look at Lee County and Estero Bay Basin Conservation Lands: Acreage, Jobs, Value
Dennis Gilkey, CEO and Managing Principal
Gilkey Organization
Economic Benefits of Conservation Lands to Real Estate Values
Bill Hammond
Natural Context
What are Natural Systems Worth
- What is the VALUE of Nature's Infrastructure?
- What are the VALUES of Nature's SERVICES?
- Bill Hammond
Working Break
Sharing values of greatest importance to participants
Lisa Beever, Ph.D., Director
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
Conservation Lands Save Infrastructure Dollars
Tamara Pigott, Executive Director
Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau
The Critical Link Between Conservation Land & Tourism: Using Nature As An Economic Engine
Chuck Adams, Marine Economics Specialist
Betty Staugler, Marine Extension Agent
Florida Sea Grant, UF
Marine Recreational and Commercial Industries and Activities in Lee and Charlotee Counties: Economic Consequences and Impacts
Lunch
Sponsored By:
ECO-Action, a registered student organization at FGCU
Chris Joyce
Science Correspondent for NPR
Explaining conservation to the rest of us; or, "Excuse me, what's Ecosystem Services?"
Tanya Borisova, Ph.D. and Laila Recevskis, Food & Resource Economics, UF and,
Ed Hanlon, Ph.D. Soil and Water Science, Southwest Florida Research and Education
Center
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,
Water Economics and Policy,
Food and Resources Economics Department
Economic Value of Ecosystem Services Provided by Agricultural Lands
Jim Beever, Principal Planner
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
Some Estimates of Economic Values of Ecosystem Services Provided by Natural Habitats Found on Conservations Lands of Southwest Florida
Jennifer Hecker, Director of Natural Resource Policy
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Economic Benefit of Land Conservation in Protecting Water Resources
Afternoon Break
Karen Bickford
Lee County Department of Natural Resources
Cela Tega - Achieving Water Quality Goals through Natural Systems
Robert Brooks, Parks Manager
Koreshan State Historic Site and Estero Bay Preserve State Park
The Benefit of Florida State Parks to Local Communities
Kirk Beck
Beck & Company LLC
Using Regulatory Currency to Purchase Conservation Lands
Win Everham, Ph.D.
The Water School
The Un-Quantifiable Values of Conservation Lands
Summary and roundtable
Applications of Conservation Lands Economic Benefits for Policy Maker
Sponsors:
ECO-Action, a registered student organization at FGCU
Southwest Florida Coastal Watersheds New Florida 2010 Cluster Grant
League of Women Voters of Lee County
Resources:
The Economics of Estuaries - including the report Jobs and Dollars: Big Returns from Coastal Habitat Restoration (by Restore America's Estuaries)
A landmark report released September 14, 2011, shows that coasts and estuaries are not only essential to the nation's economy, but that investments in coastal habitat restoration produce jobs in a cash-strapped, job-starved economy at a higher rate than many other sectors, including oil and gas, road infrastructure, and green building retrofit projects.
