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 u u u TUESDAY w AUGUST 17, 1999 7:00 REGISTRATION Ballroom Lobby 8:00 PLENARY SESSION Sacramento Community Center Theatre 8:00 Announcements and Introductions 8:15 Plenary Speaker: Kenneth Olden — Director, US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Director, US National Toxicology Program Environmental Health Research Challenges 8:45 Plenary Speaker: Douglas Wheeler — Environmental Group, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Los Angeles, CA and former Resources Agency Secretary, State of California Toward New Measurements of Ecosystem Health 9:15 BREAK / EXHIBITS / POSTERS Ballroom Level 10:00 CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS Rooms as listed with each session.
Greater Addo National Park: A South African Case Study of the Opportunities Provided by a Healthy Ecosystem Chair: Walter G. Whitford — US Environmental Protection Agency, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM Ÿ USA Speakers Graham I.H. Kerley, M.H. Knight, and A.F. Boshoff — University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth Ÿ SOUTH AFRICA The Threat of Desertification to Ecosystem Health and Services in the Thicket Biome, Eastern Cape, South Africa M.H. Knight, A.F. Boshoff, and Graham I.H. Kerley — South African National Parks, Hadison Park, Kimberley Ÿ SOUTH AFRICA A Biodiversity Hotspot: Opportunities and Threats in the Eastern Cape, South Africa Graham I.H. Kerley, M.H. Knight, and A.F. Boshoff — University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth Ÿ SOUTH AFRICA Toward Ecological and Economic Sustainability of Alternative Land Uses in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Conservation for the People A.F. Boshoff, M.H. Knight, and G.I.H. Kerley — University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth Ÿ SOUTH AFRICA The Greater Addo National Park: A Regional and National Conservation and Development Opportunity
Managing for Ecosystem Health Across Political and Bureaucratic Boundaries Chair: Deborah L. Rogers — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Speakers G.W. Lammers, R. Reiling, H.J. Verkaar, and H.A.M. de Kruijf — RIVM, Nature Policy Assessment Office, Bilthoven Ÿ THE NETHERLANDS Nature Policy Assessment in the Netherlands: Crossing Policy Borders for Strategic and Assessing Policy Progress Scott Christiansen — ICARDA and the World Bank, Cairo Ÿ EGYPT Control of Natural Resource Degradation to Restore Ecosystem Health and to Help Secure Peace in the Middle East Michael Gilbertson — Great Lakes Science Advisory Board, International Joint Commission, Detroit, MI Ÿ USA Ecosystem Health in the Great Lakes as a Policy Case-History Bernardo Aguilar, Ligia Umaña, and Ariana Salvo — Prescott College, Prescott, AZ Ÿ USA Law and Ecosystem Health: A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Riparian Zone Regulations in Arizona and Costa Rica
Effects of Agriculture on Ecosystem and Human Health Chair: Marc B. Schenker — School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Speakers Marc B. Schenker — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Introduction Paul D. Gunderson — Marshield Medical Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI Ÿ USA The North American Agricultural System: Ecosystem and Health Impacts Dean O. Cliver — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Infectious Disease Hazards to Human Populations Richard Flocchini — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA PM 10 and the Agricultural Ecosystem Michael O’Malley — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Pesticide Epidemiology and Ecology
Landscape Health Assessment Using Remote Imagery, Geospatial Information, and Landscape Fragmentation I Chair: G.P. Patil — Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Ÿ USA Speakers G.P. Patil — Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Ÿ USA Landscape Health Assessment Using Remote Imagery, Geospatial Information, and Landscape Fragmentation K. Bruce Jones, Anne C. Neale, James D. Wickham, Timothy G. Wade, Kurt H. Ritters, Robert V. O’Neill and Rick N. VanRemortel — US Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV Ÿ USA Landscape Pattern Correlates of Stream Condition: A Multi-Watershed Study from the United States Mid-Atlantic Region Wayne L. Myers — Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Ÿ USA Echelon Screening of Remotely Sensed Change Indicator Douglas H. Johnson, Sharon F. Browder, and Maiken Winter — USGS Biological Resources Division, Jamestown, ND Ÿ USA Grassland Bird Communities and Environmental Health: The Role of Landscape Features Elizabeth Smith — US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC Ÿ USA Regional Vulnerability Assessment: A Conceptual Approach
Addressing Threats to the Health of Coastal and Near-Coastal Ecosystems Chair: Jim Giattina — NASA Gulf of Mexico Program Office, Stennis Space Program, MS Ÿ USA Speakers Jim Giattina, L.R. Tervelt, F. Kopfler, G. Meier, and H. Boone — NASA Gulf of Mexico Program Office, Stennis Space Center, MS Ÿ USA Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: The Challenge Before Us Daniel T. Heggem, Curtis M. Edmonds, Anne C. Neale, Lee Bice and K. Bruce Jones — US Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV Ÿ USA A Landscape Ecology Assessment of the Tensas River Basin, Mississippi River Delta Region, Gulf of Mexico David A. Jessup, Mellissa Chechowitz, Jonna Mazet, Scott Newman, Flo Tseng, Andres DeVogelaere, Scott Benson, and Frances Gulland — California Dept. of Fish and Game, Santa Cruz, CA Ÿ USA Monitoring Marine Ecosystem Health in Central California Robert Costanza — University of Maryland, College Park, MD Ÿ USA Whole Watershed Health and Restoration: Applying the Patuxent and Gwynns Falls Landscape Models to Designing a Sustainable Balance Between Humans and the Rest of Nature
Agroecology: Integrating Agricultural Production with Ecosystem Health Chair: Terrell P. Salmon — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Speakers Miguel A. Altieri — University of California, Berkeley, CA Ÿ USA An Agroecological Framework to Achieve Ecological Health in Agroecosystems John H. Anderson — Hedgerow Farms, Winters, CA Ÿ USA Restoring Habitat and Watershed Function to Sacramento Valley Farmland John Hopkins — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Fallow Land Patches and Ecosystem Health in an Agroecosystem Jeff P. Mitchell, W.T. Lanini, S.R. Temple, P.N. Brostrom, E.M. Miyao, T.S. Prather, and K.J. Hembree — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Reduced Disturbance Agroecosystems in California Mary J. Kimball and Rachael Long — Yolo County Resource Conservation District, Woodland, CA Ÿ USA Installation of Insectary Hedgerows on Farms: Management Practices and Costs
Ecosystem Responses to Recent Environmental Change
Speakers Chair: William C.G. Burns — Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, Oakland, CA Ÿ USA Csaba Matyas — Institute of Environmental Sciences, University Sporon Ÿ HUNGARY The Use of Long Term Field Trial and Monitoring Datasets in Forestry to Model Ecosystem Responses to Environmental Change William C.B. Burns — Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, Oakland, CA Ÿ USA The Impact of Climate Change on the Ecosystems of Small Island States John J. Streicher and Keith Endres — US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC Ÿ USA Modeling Assessment of the Biological and Economic Impact of Increased UV Radiation on Lobolly Pine in the Mid-Atlantic States 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 1:15 CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS Rooms as listed with each session.
The Role of Culture and Tradition in Ecosystem Health Management: Case Studies from Developing Countries and Others Chair: Alexander H. Harcourt — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Speakers H.A.M. de Kruijf, E. van Ierland, J. Dekker, and C.M. van der Heide — National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM/BIS), Bilthoven Ÿ THE NETHERLANDS Attitudes and Their Influence on Nature Valuation and Management in Relation to Sustainable Development Clifford M. Mutero and Bart G. Knols — International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi Ÿ KENYA Integrated Vector Management for Malaria Control: An African Perspective Karma Ura (presented by Karma Galay) — Centre for Bhutan Studies, Thimphu Ÿ BHUTAN Gambling for Sustainability — Local Institutions for Pasture Management in Bhutan
The Rio Colorado Delta: Ecosystem Problems and Management at the US-Mexican Border Chair: Juan-Vincent Palerm — MEXUS, University of California, Riverside, CA Ÿ USA Speakers Stuart Hurlbert and Daniel W. Anderson — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA Ecosystem Health from the Natural Resource and Biodiversity Perspective Saúl Alvarez-Borrego — Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenda, BC Ÿ Mexico Physical and Biological Linkages Between the Upper and Lower Colorado Delta Areas Daniel W. Anderson and Erik Mellink — University of California, Davis, CA Ÿ USA A Regional Perspective for Migratory Wildlife Resources of the Colorado River Delta Region Tonie Rocke and Milton Friend — USGS Biological Resources Division, Middleton, WI Ÿ USA Wildlife Disease as an Indicator for Ecosystem Health Miguel A. Mora and Jacqueline Garcia — USGS Biological Resources Division, College Station, TX Ÿ USA International Aspects of Ecosystem Contamination Problems in Wildlife of the Colorado Delta Region Michael Cohen, Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security Pacific Institute, Oakland, CA Ÿ USA Restoration Alternatives for the Natural Resources of the Lower Colorado River Delta, Mexico
Human Health Costs of Ecological Degradation Chair: David J. Rapport — International Society for Ecosystem Health, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Ÿ CANADA Speakers R.T. Burnett Ÿ Environmental Health Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON Ÿ CANADA Controlling Air Pollution: Is the Pain Worth the Gain? A.J. McMichael — London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London Ÿ UK Scenario-Based Health Risk Assessments: Methodological Challenges J.A. Patz — Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD Ÿ USA Integrated Research on Health Effects of Global Climate Change M. Raizenne — Climate Change and Health Office, Health Canada, Ottawa ON Ÿ CANADA Human Health Costs of Ecological Degradation
Landscape Health Assessment Using Remote Imagery, Geospatial Information, and Landscape Fragmentation II Chair: G.P. Patil — Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Ÿ USA Speakers Ashbindu Singh and Lada Kochtcheeva — Environmental Information and Assessment Program—North America, Sioux Falls, SD Ÿ USA Threat and Risks to Human Health Due to Collapse of Ecosystem Glen Johnson — Lakeville, PA Ÿ USA Predictability of Bird Community-Based Ecological Integrity, Using Landscape Measurements Giovani Zurlini, O. Rossi, and V. Amadio — National Research Council, Parma Ÿ ITALY A Landscape Approach to Ecological Integrity and Planning: The Map of the Italian Nature Karen Klima — US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC Ÿ USA Mapping Watershed Health Paul F. Hessburg, P.F. Smith, B.G. Salter, R.B. Ottmar, and E. Alvarado — USDA Forest Service, Wenatchee, WA Ÿ USA Recent Changes (1930s-1990s) in Spatial Patterns of Interior Northwest Forests, USA
Indicators of Ecosystem Health: Development, Selection, and Use Chairs: William S. Fisher — US Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL Ÿ USA and Ralph G. Stahl, Jr., DuPont Corporation, Wilmington, DE Ÿ USA Speakers Harvey Shear — Environment Canada, Toronto, ON Ÿ CANADA The Development and Use of Ecohealth Indicators to Measure Progress Under the Great Lakes Quality Agreement Clarence Turner and Kenneth Wendt — Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN Ÿ USA Environmental Indicators for Monitoring Ecosystem Health Paul Burnet — Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality, Portland, OR Ÿ USA Development of Regional Indicators of Salmon Habitat in the Pacific Northwest Dave Ludwig, John Balletto, and John Teal — Exponent, Landover, MD Ÿ USA Wetlands Restoration: Comprehensive Management for Estuarine Ecosystem Health William S. Fisher, Laura E. Jackson, and Janis C. Kurtz — US Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL Ÿ USA EPA Office of Research and Development: Guidelines for Technical Evaluation of Ecological Indicators
Challenges at the Agriculture Ecosystem Interface in Developing Countries Chair: Alex F. McCalla — World Bank, Washington, DC Ÿ USA Speakers Alex F. McCalla — World Bank, Washington, DC Ÿ USA Introduction J.R. Anderson — World Bank, Washington, DC Ÿ USA Relationship Between Ecosystem Health and Economic Development: Rural Vision to Action Lori Ann Thrupp — World Resources Institute, Washington, DC Ÿ USA Agro-Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience as a Basis for Sustainable Rural Development Julian Dumanski, Steen Joffe, Eugene Terry, and Christian Pieri — World Bank, Washington, DC Ÿ USA Sustainability and Ecosystem Health: Monitoring Progress
Securing Everybody’s Quality of Life within the Means of Nature Chair: Richard B. Norgaard — University of California, Berkeley, CA Ÿ USA Speakers Mathis Wackernagel — Redefining Progress, San Francisco, CA Ÿ USA Future-Friendliness in Action: A Toolkit to Help Prepare the Quantum Leap Towards Sustainability Detlef van Vuuren, E. Smeets and H.A.M. de Kruijf — National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM/BIS), Bilthoven Ÿ The Netherlands Ecological Footprints of Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica, and the Netherlands Alan Ewert — Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Ÿ USA Quality of Life and Ecosystem Health: Exploring the Connection Cecilia Collados — University of California, Berkeley, CA Ÿ USA Natural Capital Differentiation as a Basis for Environmental Policy and Institutions 3:15 BREAK / EXHIBITS / POSTERS Ballroom Level 3:45 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM Room 317/318 3rd Floor (Ballroom Level) 3:45 DISCUSSION FORUMS Rooms as listed with each session.
Designing a Report on the State of a Nation’s Ecosystems: US Example Leaders: D. Scavia — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC Ÿ USA and R. O’Malley — H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Washington, DC Ÿ USA
Avoiding Overshoot and Living Well: Is It Possible? Leader: M. Wackernagel — Redefining Progress, San Francisco, CA Ÿ USA
Managing Ecosystem Health at Political and Bureaucratic Boundaries Leaders: B. Aguilar — Prescott College, Prescott, AZ Ÿ USA and F. Cagle — Southwest Interpretive Association, California Audubon, San Diego, CA Ÿ USA
The Interfaces of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Impacts on Food Security Leaders: J. Damanski — World Bank, Washington, DC Ÿ USA and A. Thrupp — World Resources Institute, Washington, DC Ÿ USA
Global Climate Change: Possible Impacts on Ecosystem Management Strategies Leaders: S. Schneider — Stanford University, Stanford, CA Ÿ USA and R. Reck — National Institute for Global Environmental Change, Davis, CA Ÿ USA
Biotechnology: New Problems, New Solutions Leader: T. Leighton — University of California, Berkeley, CA Ÿ USA
Empowering Local Communities in Managing for Ecosystem Health Leader: D. Rapport — University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Ÿ CANADA
Ecosystem Health Education. [B]: Medical Education as a Case Study Leader: A. McMichael — London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London Ÿ UK 5:15 EXHIBITS / POSTERS Ballroom Level 6:30 BANQUET Hyatt Regency Hotel — Ballroom Speaker: Laurie Garrett author of The Coming Plague
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