Environmental Benefits Index

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The Environmental Benefits Index is a scoring system used to rank and prioritize land for conservation enrollment based on its projected environmental benefits, such as wildlife habitat, water quality, and soil erosion reduction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation program evaluation tool
environmental scoring system
administeredUnder Food Security Act conservation provisions
appliesTo cropland
environmentally sensitive land
marginal pastureland
basisOfDecision acceptance or rejection of CRP enrollment offers
calculatedFrom land management practice proposals
site-specific environmental data
category agricultural conservation policy tool
environmental policy instrument
contributesTo improvement of ecosystem services
reduction of agricultural runoff
reduction of sedimentation in water bodies
soil conservation
water quality protection
wildlife habitat conservation
developedBy Farm Service Agency
surface form: USDA Farm Service Agency
evaluates air quality benefits
benefits for priority conservation areas
enduring environmental benefits
soil erosion reduction benefits
water quality benefits
wildlife habitat benefits
goal maximize environmental benefits per dollar spent
hasAbbreviation EBI
hasComponent air quality factor
enduring benefits factor
priority area factor
soil erosion factor
water quality factor
wildlife habitat factor
influences distribution of conservation payments under CRP
introducedIn 1990s
purpose prioritize land based on projected environmental benefits
rank land for conservation enrollment
relatedTo Conservation Reserve Program
surface form: Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
subjectTo periodic revision of scoring factors
typeOf multi-criteria decision analysis tool
updatedBy Farm Service Agency
surface form: USDA Farm Service Agency
usedBy Farm Service Agency
surface form: USDA Farm Service Agency

United States Department of Agriculture
usedDuring general signup periods for the Conservation Reserve Program
usedFor comparing environmental benefits of different land offers
selecting offers for Conservation Reserve Program contracts
usedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
usedInProgram Conservation Reserve Program

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Conservation Reserve Program selectionMethod Environmental Benefits Index