Broughton’s research leads to Think Tank Participation

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Oak Hammock Marsh, Man., April 9, 2009– As the lead on the Broughton’s Creek research project, Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Shane Gabor targeted key components and values of the ecological goods and services (EGS) of wetlands. These values included phosphorous loads, carbon emissions, and area draining downstream, all of which are among the most publicly visible by-products of our nation’s natural capital.

DUC’s Broughton’s Creek research was designed so that the results could be used to inform public policy.  The use of science to help inform policy decisions opens doors for DUC to be included in audiences and gatherings with world and national leaders in the discussion and movement of EGS from concept to implementation. One such gathering was the International Think Tank on Market-Based Instruments to Preserve, Support and Enhance Ecosystem Goods and Services in Banff, Alberta last February where Gabor was asked to be a speaker. 

The event was hosted by the Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and the Environment (IAFE). The IAFE supports leading, innovative environmental enhancement practices in renewable resource sectors through market-based approaches that promote economic returns to Alberta's agriculture and forestry sectors. The Think Tank is being used as the catalyst or mechanism to begin development of the framework by identifying and testing ideas for national and international experts in the area of preserving, supporting and enhancing these goods and services.

Having DUC at the table in these discussions and supported by the sound science of Broughton’s Creek bodes well for the inclusion of wetlands in any future EGS efforts in Alberta.

For more information, contact:

Leigh Patterson, l_patterson@ducks.ca
Corporate Media Relations Specialist
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Tel: (204) 467-3306

 
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