EP 1165-2-502
30 Sep 99
Appendix A
15 December 1995
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
TO FOSTER THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH
between the
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
I. DEFINITIONS
An ecosystem is an interconnected community of living things, including humans, and the physical
environment within which they interact.
The ecosystem approach is a method for sustaining or restoring ecological systems and their functions
and values. It is goal driven, and it is based on a collaboratively developed vision of desired future
conditions that integrates ecological, economic, and social factors. It is applied within a geographic
framework defined primarily by ecological boundaries.
The goal of the ecosystem approach is to restore and sustain the health, productivity, and
biological diversity of ecosystems and the overall quality of life through a natural resource
management approach that is fully integrated with social and economic goals.
II. POLICY
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