U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Science Strategy

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ecosystems Science Strategy is a national sectoral strategy of the United States of America. As its main vision, it states that USGS will be a leader in Ecosystem Science by bringing unbiased scientific information to the forefront of decisionmaking processes that affect the Nation’s natural resources and human well-being.
More specifically, the Strategy aims to improve understanding of ecosystem structure, function, and processes; advance understanding of how drivers influence ecosystem change; improve understanding of the services that ecosystems provide to society; develop tools, technologies, and capacities to inform decisionmaking about ecosystems; apply science to enhance strategies for management, conservation, and restoration of ecosystems; assess information needs for ecosystem science through enhanced partnerships; promote the use of interdisciplinary ecosystem science; enhance modeling and forecasting; and support decisionmaking.