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5The Integrated Ecological Framework (IEF) is a peer-reviewed, nine-step technical framework that supports transportation/infrastructure planners and resource specialists in the use of a standardized, science-based approach to identifying and integrating ecological priorities into transportation and infrastructure decision making.
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6MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK MAJOR IEF PRODUCTS • Regional maps of conservation and restoration priorities; • Regional maps identifying affected resources and the quantification of the direct and cumulative impacts for each transportation scenario being considered; • Identification and evaluation of potential mitigation and enhancement areas within a state or region; and • A dynamic database of regional resources, goals, gaps, and achievements. The fundamental objective of the IEF is to help natural resource, transportation, and infrastructure practitioners integrate their vision, goals, and objectives so that, working together, they can implement transportation and infrastructure needs more efficiently and at a lower cost while not only minimizing impacts to the environment, but also contributing more effectively to existing environmental goals.
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7MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK cyclical process. (See Figure 2.1 and Chapter 3, On-Ramps.)
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8MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK How can the IEF help me in the long term? The IEF is intended to be a continuous process, as is transportation/infrastructure planning overall.
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9MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK funding for) documenting all decisions, inputs, methods, and outputs and lacked the ongoing data management necessary to keep the inputs and outputs available and current.
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10 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK • Project Manager oversees all aspects of the project, ensuring that participants understand and perform their roles, securing bids, managing consultant contracts, coordinating all communication, and managing the budget and schedule. • Facilitator leads and facilitates meetings of the partnership and stakeholders.
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