A number of
good examples already exist, whether that is Marine Stewardship Council's longstanding focus on regional fisheries as the certification unit, the Alliance for
Water Stewardship's approach to watershed - level management, Rainforest Alliance
measuring conservation outcomes across regions with a prevalence of certified enterprises, or the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil partnering with state - level governments to move whole jurisdictions towards certifiable production.
A new report by UCLA researchers says the city could, eventually — if it does a
better job of capturing local stormwater, increases the use of recycled
water, cleans up groundwater and steps up
conservation measures.