The Triple Bottom LineConservation Strategy Summit

June 18th/20th, 2013

Wade ZammitPresident/Director

The Working Forest Group

The Triple Bottom Line

A Healthy Environment…• Provides sustainable development opportunities.• Protects wildlife habitat.• Enhances recreational and subsistence activities. • Enables quality of life.

• Incentivizes workforce development and provides local jobs.

• Uses natural resources in a responsible and renewable manner.

• Drives resource education.• Promotes social wellbeing.

A Strong Social/Community Structure…

A Robust and Stable Economy…• Creates Wealth.

• Builds Healthy Communities.• Expands Job Opportunities.

A healthy environment that supports a robust economy that in turn perpetuates a strong social/community structure.

Community

EnvironmentEconomy

The Triple Bottom Line

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A balance between Environmental, Community and Economic goals that creates sustainability of all parts.

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SE Population: Total, 5 Community Hub(s) and All Other SE Commu-nities

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Total Enrollment for All Other SE Communities (28) Total SE School District EnrollmentTotal Enrollment for JNU, KTN, Sitka, Petersburg and Wrangell"

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Annual Average Unemployment for KTN, JNU, Sitka, Petersburg and Wrangell Annual Unemployment Average for ALASKAAnnual Unemployment Average for Skagway, Hoonah, Angoon, Haines, Yakutat and POW Area

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Tongass Timber Reform Act (TTRA) vs. Volume Sold

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Alaska Timber Jobs Task Force Final Report (June 2012)

Alaska’s Working Forests

• Alaska’s federal and state forests have the potential to be a model of sustainability, including environmental, social, and economic objectives.

• The “Working Forest” concept embraces diverse and broad objectives related to utilizing natural resources, providing jobs, stimulating local economies, and supporting communities.

• These broad objectives have the potential to unify diverse stakeholders and interest groups while framing many of the State of Alaska’s short- and long-term goals.

A WORKING FOREST… Is managed for multiple industry use… Encourages the rational development of the

forest… Demands that User Groups be responsible for the sustainability of all forest resources… Uses its resources to unite and provide support for the environment, the social structure of communities, and the regions economy.

Consideration for measuring Conservation Strategies