Environmental Defense developed model ranking sheets for several resource concerns at two levels

11/19/03


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Environmental Defense developed model ranking sheets for several resource concerns at two levels

Model Ranking Sheet Features illustrated using the General Water Quality Ranking model

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Each summary sheet has four major categories:

Each summary sheet has four major categories:

Each summary sheet has four major categories:

On-Farm Improvement Section

Crop Field Management

Appendices for Management Levels Click on Appendices below to see them

Barnyard Management

Pasture Management

Pasture Management Appendix

Nonpoint Pollution Interception

Special Project Benefits

Why Scale Special Benefits?

Environmental Significance Multipliers

Why percentage multipliers and not just added points?

Cost-Effectiveness

COSTS

Moving from “Broad” to “Narrow”

Conclusions

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Contacts: Tim Searchinger, Environmental Defense, (202) 387-3500, tsearchinger@environmentaldefense.org

Suzy Friedman, Environmental Defense, (202) 387-3500, sfriedman@environmentaldefense.org

Ralph Heimlich, Agricultural Conservation Economics, 301-498-0722, aceheimlich@comcast.net