RVCC Issue Papers http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org daily 1 2009-08-18T17:09:50Z 2011 FY2012 RVCC Appropriations Priorities http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2011%20Appropriations%20Issue%20Paper_4c_web_2.pdf 2011 RVCC policy recommendations for federal appropriations in FY2012. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-17T17:03:17Z File 2011 Rural Capacity for Conservation and Job Creation http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2011%20CBO%20Capacity%20Issue%20Paper_4c_web.pdf Policy and investment recommendations focused on strengthening capacity so that rural communities will be able to integrate the nation's conservation and economic development goals. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-04T17:21:08Z File 2011 Sustainable Biomass Energy: The Need for a Comprehensive Energy Policy that Includes Thermal Energy http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2011%20Biomass%20Issue%20Paper_4c_web.pdf Recommendations for the inclusion of a thermal energy component in national renewable energy policy and the role of biomass energy in this process. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-04T16:28:24Z File 2011 Monitoring: An Essential Tool for Achieving Environmental, Social, and Economic Goals http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2011%20Monitoring%20Issue%20Paper_4c_web.pdf Recommendations for the promotion and inclusion of monitoring as a critical tool to build social agreement and achieve effective land management objectives. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-04T16:34:21Z File 2011 RVCC Land & Community Scorecard: 10 Criteria for Effective Federal Programs http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2011%20Land%20and%20Community%20Scorecard_4c_web.pdf RVCC criteria for the evaluation of present and future federal programs to determine how well they serve the good of the people and the good of the land. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-04T16:36:07Z File 2011 Stewardship Contracting: Successes in the Field http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2011%20RVCC%20Stewardship%20Contracting%20Case%20Story%20Vignettes.pdf Case stories of recent examples of successful stewardship contracting projects and their multi-faceted benefits. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-05T21:44:56Z File 2010 Climate Change Adaptation Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/CC%20Final.pdf 2010 policy recommendations for climate change adaptation in rural communities. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2010-05-26T18:19:31Z File 2010 Thermal Biomass Policy http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/Biomass%20Policy%20Update%20Final.pdf 2010 policy recommendations for the promotion of renewable woody biomass thermal energy. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-04T17:08:29Z File 2010 FY2011 Appropriations Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/Approps%20Final.pdf The 2010 policy recommendations for federal appropriations in FY2011. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2010-04-08T19:15:17Z File 2010 Stewardship End-Result Contracting Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/SC%20Final.pdf 2010 policy recommendations for using Stewardship End-Result Contracting to create economic benefit for rural communities while restoring public lands. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2010-04-08T19:11:54Z File 2010 Rural Green Jobs Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/Final%20Green%20Jobs.pdf 2010 recommendations for the creation of green jobs in rural communities. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2010-04-07T18:14:54Z File 2010 Thermal Biomass Policy Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/Biomass%20Policy%20Final.pdf 2010 policy recommendations for the promotion of renewable woody biomass thermal energy. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2011-05-04T17:16:53Z File 2010 Ranching Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/Sustainable%20Ranching%20Final.pdf A description of the current challenges facing ranchers and range stewards and recommendations to promote sustainable ranching practices as an economically viable conservation strategy for western rural communities. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2010-04-08T19:30:30Z File 2010 Community-based Organizations Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/Community-based%20Orgs%20Final.pdf 2010 recommendations to promote and support the role of Community-based Organizations in conservation and sustainable economic development activities. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2010-04-07T18:56:43Z File 2010 Private Lands Issue Paper http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/2010-issue-papers/Private%20Lands%20Final.pdf 2010 policy recommendations for the management of private working lands to ensure the long-term health of the Western landscape. No publisher dylan Resources-RVCC 2010-04-07T18:57:15Z File