Standard Logical Models and Metrics for Gulf Restoration: Linking Project Outcomes to Economic, Health, and Well-Being Benefits for People

Description: Billions of dollars will be devoted to the restoration of Gulf ecosystems over the coming decades. However, a common framework does not currently exist for assessing and reporting on restoration progress and effectiveness across different projects and locations in order to coordinate progress toward shared, overarching environmental, social, and economic goals. This project is focused on advancing standardized measures of restoration work through a collaborative approach with practitioners, community members, technical experts, and decision makers to develop ecosystem service logic models. These models can then be used to produce a transferable and scalable approach for measuring success and comparing outcomes across different Gulf restoration projects.

Ecosystem service logic models and metrics for planning and monitoring Gulf of Mexico coastal restoration projects

Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Service Logic Models & Socio-Economic Indicators (GEMS)

Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Service Logic Models and Socio-Economic Indicators (GEMS) Project Summary

Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Service Logic Models and Socio-Economic Indicators GEMS Project: Linking project impacts to economic, health, and wellbeing benefits for people

Focal Estuary Factsheets

Ecosystem Service Logic Model (ESLM) for Oyster Reef Restoration General Model

Evidence Library for Oyster Reef Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Service Logic Models & Socio-Economic Indicators (GEMS): Socioeconomic Metrics for Oyster Reef Restoration

Ecosystem Service Logic Model (ESLM) for Oyster Reef Restoration General Model