Research To Protect Restore And Manage The Environment

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Environmental Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309049290

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Research to Protect, Restore, and Manage the Environment by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Environmental Research Pdf

This book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of current environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research. Research areas in need of greater emphasis are identified, and overall directions for environmental research are recommended. The book also comments on the proposal to establish a National Institute for the Environment and on the elevation of the Environmental Protection Agency to cabinet status.

Author : Canadian Parks Council
Publisher : National Parks Directorate Parks Canada Agency
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : UIUC:30112075777109

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Principles and Guidelines for Ecological Restoration in Canada's Protected Natural Areas by Canadian Parks Council Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Science for EPA's Future
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309264891

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Science for Environmental Protection by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Science for EPA's Future Pdf

In anticipation of future environmental science and engineering challenges and technologic advances, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the overall capabilities of the agency to develop, obtain, and use the best available scientific and technologic information and tools to meet persistent, emerging, and future mission challenges and opportunities. Although the committee cannot predict with certainty what new environmental problems EPA will face in the next 10 years or more, it worked to identify some of the common drivers and common characteristics of problems that are likely to occur. Tensions inherent to the structure of EPA's work contribute to the current and persistent challenges faced by the agency, and meeting those challenges will require development of leading-edge scientific methods, tools, and technologies, and a more deliberate approach to systems thinking and interdisciplinary science. Science for Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead outlines a framework for building science for environmental protection in the 21st century and identified key areas where enhanced leadership and capacity can strengthen the agency's abilities to address current and emerging environmental challenges as well as take advantage of new tools and technologies to address them. The foundation of EPA science is strong, but the agency needs to continue to address numerous present and future challenges if it is to maintain its science leadership and meet its expanding mandates.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Environmental laboratories
ISBN : LOC:00073653460

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Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Pdf

Author : Ricardo D. Lopez
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351681148

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Societal Dimensions of Environmental Science by Ricardo D. Lopez Pdf

Societal Dimensions of Environmental Science: Global Case Studies of Collaboration and Transformation, brings together several key examples of the successes and the challenges that exist for environmental stakeholders trying to strike a balance between science and the societal implications of the issues involved. This book provides important methods and approaches necessary for informed decision making and a better understanding of the common threads of learning, collaboration, negotiation, and compromise. It also explains that concepts and skills needed to better understand how specific project goals can be best achieved in the rapidly changing field of environmental management, by providing practical situations and solutions, across a global landscape. This book provides anyone who works in a community setting with the necessary tools and strategies for solving environmental problems and achieving the goals of an environmental project of any type and specifically addresses the topic of how to synthesize community engagement and the environmental science. It describes current environmental issues and lessons learned of what works and what doesn’t work in real situations, and why. It also highlights key examples, which can be used by both management practitioners and research scientists in their specific circumstances. Showcasing a unique compilation of the diverse and specific examples from societies in Asia, Oceania, North America, and the Middle East, with an equally diverse array of authorship, this book serves all policy makers, scientists, organizers, and community members that desire to build better group dynamics for addressing environmental issues.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309057950

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Building a Foundation for Sound Environmental Decisions by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA Pdf

Over the past decades, environmental problems have attracted enormous attention and public concern. Many actions have been taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and others to protect human health and ecosystems from particular threats. Despite some successes, many problems remain unsolved and new ones are emerging. Increasing population and related pressures, combined with a realization of the interconnectedness and complexity of environmental systems, present new challenges to policymakers and regulators. Scientific research has played, and will continue to play, an essential part in solving environmental problems. Decisions based on incorrect or incomplete understanding of environmental systems will not achieve the greatest reduction of risk at the lowest cost. This volume describes a framework for acquiring the knowledge needed both to solve current recognized problems and to be prepared for the kinds of problems likely to emerge in the future. Many case examples are included to illustrate why some environmental control strategies have succeeded where others have fallen short and how we can do better in the future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nonpoint source pollution
ISBN : UCR:31210025589381

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National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309256223

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Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta Pdf

Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California's San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California's water supply system. Uncertainties about the future, actions taken under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and companion California statues, and lawsuits have led to conflict concerning the timing and amount of water that can be diverted from the Delta for agriculture, municipal, and industrial purposes and concerning how much water is needed to protect the Delta ecosystem and its component species. Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta focuses on scientific questions, assumptions, and conclusions underlying water-management alternatives and reviews the initial public draft of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan in terms of adequacy of its use of science and adaptive management. In addition, this report identifies the factors that may be contributing to the decline of federally listed species, recommend future water-supple and delivery options that reflect proper consideration of climate change and compatibility with objectives of maintaining a sustainable Bay-Delta ecosystem, advises what degree of restoration of the Delta system is likely to be attainable, and provides metrics that can be used by resource managers to measure progress toward restoration goals.

Author : Chuck Lancaster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1682864731

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Environmental Protection by Chuck Lancaster Pdf

Environmental protection is an extensive field of study. The rapidly increasing pollution and waste have resulted in severe degradation of the environment. Thus, effective strategies and plans need to be developed and implemented in order to conserve the environment from further damage. This book attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under the discipline of environmental protection and how such concepts have practical applications. It includes some of the vital pieces of work being conducted across the world, on various topics related to this area of study. For all readers who are interested in environmental protection, the case studies included in this book will serve as excellent guide to develop a comprehensive understanding.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000023400283

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Science Concerning Global Climate Change by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

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Author : National Science Board (U.S.). Task Force on the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Environmental engineering
ISBN : PSU:000044168414

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Environmental Science and Engineering for the 21st Century by National Science Board (U.S.). Task Force on the Environment Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : UCSD:31822027834738

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Preparing for an Uncertain Climate by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Author : Victor R. Squires
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Science
ISBN : 1634846346

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Ecological Restoration by Victor R. Squires Pdf

This book consists of fourteen chapters covering important aspects in regards to various terrestrial ecosystems, wetlands, river systems, mine site rehabilitation, marsh ecology and heavy metals pollution. The authors were carefully selected from multiple countries, and this edited book aims to fill some of the information gaps in ecological restoration, particularly in under-researched ecosystems around the world. Our intended readership includes: planners of projects to restore and manage degraded ecosystems; practitioners who implement those plans; resource managers who oversee the sites; land management consultants; environmental authorities; and conservationists and students of natural resource management. We also hope that researchers and the public can find valued information for their future use and efforts. We hope that our work can bring scientists and policy-makers together to envision a sustainable future for ecosystem health and productivity management.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264897632

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Gender and the Environment Building Evidence and Policies to Achieve the SDGs by OECD Pdf

Gender equality and environmental goals are mutually reinforcing, with slow progress on environmental actions affecting the achievement of gender equality, and vice versa. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires targeted and coherent actions.

Author : Anastasia Telesetsky,An Cliquet,Afshin Akhtar-Khavari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317633662

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Ecological Restoration in International Environmental Law by Anastasia Telesetsky,An Cliquet,Afshin Akhtar-Khavari Pdf

Human activities are depleting ecosystems at an unprecedented rate. In spite of nature conservation efforts worldwide, many ecosystems including those critical for human well-being have been damaged or destroyed. States and citizens need a new vision of how humans can reconnect with the natural environment. With its focus on the long-term holistic recovery of ecosystems, ecological restoration has received increasing attention in the past decade from both scientists and policymakers. Research on the implications of ecological restoration for the law and law for ecological restoration has been largely overlooked. This is the first published book to examine comprehensively the relationship between international environmental law and ecological restoration. While international environmental law (IEL) has developed significantly as a discipline over the past four decades, this book enquires whether IEL can now assist states in making a strategic transition from not just protecting and maintaining the natural environment but also actively restoring it. Arguing that states have international duties to restore, this book offers reflections on the philosophical context of ecological restoration and the legal content of a duty to restore from an international law, European Union law and national law perspective. The book concludes with a discussion of several contemporary themes of interest to both lawyers and ecologists including the role of private actors, protected areas and climate change in ecological restoration.