Sentences with phrase «included environmental monitoring»

Through the Belize Fisheries Department project, the Hol Chan Marine Reserve conducts a variety of work, including environmental monitoring, education and reserve research initiatives.

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Current deployments include asset tracking and monitoring, agricultural water monitoring, environmental monitoring and more.
«This new IoT lab will enable us to build on our core technology and apply it across a wide range of industries including agriculture, defence, utilities, environmental monitoring, asset tracking and logistics.
Significant support is given to the local primary school and Talison Lithium employees are involved in a number of joint environmental and community based projects with the school including Clean - up Australia Day, National School's Tree Day and the annual biological monitoring of the Greenbushes Pool for the Waterwatch Ribbons of Blue project.
Notwithstanding its potential environmental burdens, the JRP ultimately concluded that the NGP is in the public interest, citing various societal benefits including primarily jobs and job - training for Aboriginal communities but also «research, monitoring, and planning initiatives and techniques with relevance beyond the project» and economic benefits, first and foremost the importance of «opening Pacific Basin markets» (NGP Report, Volume II, Chapter 2, s. 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.).
Specific policies include researching methods to improve indoor air quality; instituting a Clean Water Act to ensure Albertans have safe drinking water; protecting provincial parks and ecological reserves; requiring government to meet high environmental standards in their operations; requiring Ecological Assessments for all large projects in the province; and establishing an Alberta environmental ombudsman and elected Ecological Impact Assessment Review Panels to monitor environmental impacts and halt projects.
The program team will also continue to study the social, economic, and environmental benefits of shade trees (including species such as durian, sesbania, and mahogany) by working with Olam to distribute these to farmers, and develop a monitoring plan that will track trees and cocoa seedlings that are distributed.
Consultation on the 2017 — 18 plan has occurred with South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (including the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resource Management Board), New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Victorian Catchment Management Authorities, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, Water New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups andEnvironmental Water Holder, Victorian Catchment Management Authorities, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, Water New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups andenvironmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups andEnvironmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individuals.
The Basin Plan places a number of obligations on the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder with respect to monitoring, evaluation and reporting, including to:
As part of this requirement, the Basin Plan places a number of obligations on the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH), including principles of monitoring and evaluation and reporting requirements.
These monitoring projects involve teams of experts, including scientists from some of Australia's leading regional universities and research institutions, and local land and water managers, assessing the impacts of environmental water use in the Gwydir, Lachlan, Edward - Wakool, Murrumbidgee, Goulburn, Lower Murray and the Junction of the Warrego and Darling rivers.
The management, delivery and monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water relies on considerable advice and assistance from delivery partners and water management authorities including:
An important component of each monitoring and evaluation plan involves the establishment of effective partnerships in environmental water delivery, including with environmental water managers, land and catchment managers, local environmental water management groups and community members.
Each monitoring and evaluation plan has been designed, agreed to, and is currently being implemented by a range of various agencies involved in environmental water management including:
Cuomo wants to require water systems with fewer than 10,000 customers be tested for contaminants — including PFOA, the chemical found in Hooksick Falls — that the federal Environmental Protection Agency monitors but does not regulate.
The Republican plan includes investments aimed at clean water infrastructure, more funding for environmental protection and strengthening measures designed to monitor chemical contaminations.
The state will unlock $ 60 million in grant funding for the initiative's execution, including new monitoring and treatment technologies, with funds coming from the Clean Water Infrastructure Act and the Environmental Protection Fund.
Science policy is an area of public policy which is concerned with the policies that affect the conduct of the science and research enterprise, including the funding of science, often in pursuance of other national policy goals such as technological innovation to promote commercial product development, weapons development, health care and environmental monitoring.
A two - year study of fracking wells in Los Angeles, conducted by consultants Cardno Entrix and funded by the oil industry, monitored 15 environmental factors before and after fracking, including groundwater chemistry, vibration at the surface and at depth, and methane release.
This includes tasks such as evaluating raw materials for hazards and toxicity, developing safe - handling practices, monitoring environmental exposure, and assessing risks.
The network's demise could have major consequences, supporters say, including the loss of the ability to monitor and predict the status of Australia's environmental assets.
An important remit of UNESCO's natural sciences programme is promoting environmental sustainability, including nature conservation, ocean monitoring, renewable energy, and water resources.
Quality Assurance Specialist: Work with various internal departments to develop, improve and execute processes and support the maintenance, development, and improvement of good manufacturing practice quality systems, including auditing (internal, supplier, and customer), training, process validation, cleaning validation, equipment qualification, environmental monitoring, water monitoring, change control, complaint handling, and documentation control.
It specifically dumps funding for Sea Grant, a research program that includes support for data collection and environmental monitoring — and puts that information in the hands of people who manage coastal and marine resources, including fisheries managers.
The guidance paper, jointly published this month in ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) and AAOHN's journal Workplace Health & Safety, summarizes current evidence regarding marijuana consumption; discusses possible side effects, including temporary impairment as it relates to the workplace; reviews existing federal and state laws that impact employers; and suggests various strategies available for monitoring marijuana use among employees.
AIS data have important applications in conservation science including describing baseline vessel use of a maritime area, assessing or modeling actual or potential environmental impacts, and monitoring environmental compliance.
Other applications could include environmental sensing and basic studies in ecology and microbiology, where bacteria could monitor otherwise invisible changes without disrupting their surroundings.
Other responsibilities include general lab management duties, scheduling and planning assistance, budget monitoring and purchase orders approval, providing technical assistance to students and other laboratory personnel, obtaining approvals required for environmental safety, animal use, and stem cell use (e.g., laboratory clearance, IACUC, IRB, SCRO, and BUA), and assisting in the assembly of materials for grant and fellowship applications.
This workshop will discuss key environmental considerations in the development of a REDD offset program including the establishment of reference levels against which emissions reductions should be measured, systems to monitor, report and verify avoided deforestation and degradation, and ways to ensure that programmatic emissions reductions are in addition to those that would have otherwise taken place.
The technology could be applied to a number of uses, including agricultural research, environmental monitoring, medical diagnosis and treatment, or anything involving a biological system.
In 2013, we brought together scientists to discuss the challenges in environmental monitoring across the energy sector, including those working in the nuclear industry and researchers examining the potential risks around shale gas extraction.
Tailored to specific UK regions, the framework offers 10 lots and covers a range of construction related consultancy services including surveying, stock monitoring and appraisal, environmental, architectural, engineering, project management and multi disciplinary works.
Under Mr. Fleming's direction, the Center for Policy, Planning, and Environment maintains an extensive laboratory of environmental measurement and monitoring instrumentation, including a quick - response capability to support all aspects of transportation - related environmental measurements.
Their monitoring service includes response to security, fire, medical emergencies, Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS), environmental and interactive services such as two - way voice and remote video.
As far as the features go, life safety monitoring, environmental monitoring, and heat monitoring aren't included.
The environmental chamber allows us to monitor and maintain the patient's vitals, including temperature, oxygen levels, and more.
The guide, which is available for download here, provides pet food brands, retailers and manufacturers with insight on what defines a high - quality food safety program — including regulations around traceability, recall preparedness and environmental monitoring.
Partners in this monitoring effort included the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program and the California Institute for Environmental Studies.
This role has included fish production, habitat enhancement, environmental monitoring, public education and community involvement.
The Quatse Hatchery's salmonid enhancement activities include fish culture, stock assessment, environmental monitoring, habitat restoration and community watershed and coastal planning
To date, with their support, we've completed a variety of activities to accomplish this goal, including environmental toxicological monitoring on islands where rodent removal has been achieved, and conducting field trials to inform, design, and implement appropriate management strategies to reduce risk to non-target wildlife species during invasive species removal.
Including artist Kelly Richardson, Dr Mel Woods who puts environmental monitoring digital tools in the hands of citizens, and Dr Julian Manley who specialises in the psychosocial approach to the implications of climate change, chaired by curator and writer Dr Sarah Cook.
The data - gathering and environmental monitoring capabilities of the FishPi may include temperature readings (air and sea), salinity and pH measurements, barometric monitoring, light levels, and more, with some of the data or images being relayed in real - time.
The agency said Pelican is prohibited from future operations as well, unless it implements an environmental compliance plan that includes audits by an outside firm and oversight by a court — appointed monitor.
Those will fund environmental projects in Louisiana, including air pollution monitoring.
The Soil Association's organic standards exceed standard industry practice and include prohibiting confinement systems, ensuring bedding and / or environmental enrichment, ensuring free - range access with shade and shelter, specifying stunning and slaughter practices and monitoring welfare through outcome measures.
The EU has struggled to remedy numerous design and implementation flaws including a too - loose cap that has failed to induce a significant, persistent and rising carbon price, as well as international offsets that hold down carbon prices and whose environmental benefits remain maddeningly difficult to monitor and verify.
We enable scientists across the world measure and monitor the Earth's environmental processes including the atmosphere and surface properties.
The Fall 2017 issue of Witness the Arctic includes news about the NSF Vision for Research Support and Logistics at Summit Stations; Arctic Social Science research on Alaska Native Elderly health; Sea Ice Prediction Network activities; the Study of Environmental Arctic Change program's syntheses and communication efforts; a workshop on relationships between research and Alaskan Indigenous communities; the newly - released map for the Agreement to Enhance International Arctic Scientific Cooperation; an international workshop on maritime traffic in the Bering Strait; IARPC and the Polar Research Board activities; the 2017 Joint Science Education Project, international activities at IASC, the Year of Polar Prediction project, and the Greenland Ecological Monitoring Program; recent ARCUS activities; and comments from ARCUS Executive Director, Robert Rich.
However, this raises questions about the capacity of state and non-state actors in accurate carbon accounting, and about how to monitor, measure, report and verify non-carbon aspects, including human rights and other social and environmental dimensions.
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