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Rapid Benefits Indicators (RBI) Approach: A Process for Assessing the Social Benefits of Ecological Restoration
Citation:
Bousquin, J. Rapid Benefits Indicators (RBI) Approach: A Process for Assessing the Social Benefits of Ecological Restoration. Wetlands and Hazard Mitigation Workshop, Washington, DC, October 31 - November 01, 2023.
Impact/Purpose:
This two-day workshop aims to integrate wetland and watershed conservation and restoration prioritization methodologies into hazard mitigation planning to promote the adoption of nature-based strategies. The RBI approach is one way to prioritize restoration sites or areas for conservation based on benefits to people.
Description:
The Rapid Benefits Indicators (RBI) Approach provides general methods to develop a set of Benefit Indicators for a given ecosystem services benefit. We will discuss some of the tools and resources to use RBI to assess flood mitigation benefits and for prioritization of wetlands for conservation or restoration based on those benefits.