Sentences with phrase «local environmental monitoring»

Rand Paul goes prospecting in Silicon Valley; techies opening their wallets for Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu in New York; using Google Street View for local environmental monitoring; and much, much more.

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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.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder closely monitors the latest information on blue - green algal blooms and stays in regular contact with local water way managers.

Consultation on the 2017 - 18 plan has occurred with New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Central Tablelands Local Land Services, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Water, the Murray - Darling Basin Authority, the Lachlan Environmental Water Advisory Group, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use and various community groups andEnvironmental Water Advisory Group, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use and various community groups andenvironmental water use and various community groups and individuals.

The management, delivery and monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water relies on considerable advice and assistance from local organisations, state governments and others.

The Murray Darling Basin Authority, Basin States, the scientific community, local groups and others have existing environmental water and aquatic health monitoring and evaluation programs and strategies in place.

There are clear benefits to working cooperatively on environmental monitoring and evaluation and aligning those activities at the Basin, regional and local levels.

As summarised below, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office will continue to work with the Murray Darling Basin Authority, state agencies, research organisations, regional organisations, local groups and others, such as landholders to collect and collate relevant monitoring information that facilitates evaluation and reporting of the use of water under the Basin Plan.

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.

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.

The focus of each monitoring and evaluation plan is to determine whether Commonwealth environmental water is achieving the outcomes expected of it at the local and Basin scale.

This year, we have developed comprehensive multi-year plans in consultation with our State counterparts, river operators, the Murray Darling Basin Authority, scientists engaged in monitoring as well as local environmental water advisory groups and committees.

Consistent with the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder's commitment to community engagement, long - term monitoring has been developed in consultation with, and involves, local land and water managers.

State environmental officials last night ordered Northrop Grumman to grant access to wells monitoring a Bethpage plume after the local water district reported levels of the radioactive element radium exceeded drinking water standards.

ELIZABETHTOWN Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) is pushing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to retain funding for a federal program that monitors the impact of acid rain on local bodies of water.

A new joint project of Florida's agriculture and environmental protection agencies combines spring water monitoring with land - management changes in the local watershed.

To assist state and local officials with monitoring programs, the EPA introduced the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act in October 2000.

To avoid local extirpation of these marine mammals (which are listed nationally as a «Matter of National Environmental Significance»), an experimental approach was used to evaluate two management approaches to mitigate bycatch: pingers (acoustic alarms) and passive acoustic monitoring.

On October 11, 2016, Dr. Mwangi Githuri, the Director of Biodiversity and Social Monitoring at Wildlife Works, leading teams assessing environmental and social impacts of REDD + projects in Africa, gave a thrilling seminar on Implementing Redd +: Policy and practical issues from the local to the national levels.

Immerse yourself in a tropical paradise, live in a beautiful part of a different country, with the opportunity to experience a new culture, food and way of life; learning about the Mesoamerican coral reef and how to identify the wildlife it supports; participating in monitoring dives that explore different sites along the coast; seeing mega-fauna such as dolphins and sharks; snorkelling in cenotes or waterways; joining in with community programmes; teaching English and raising the environmental awareness of the local community; and joining fun - dives.

Santa Barbara Adventure Company supports our local environmental organizations such as the Environmental Defense Center, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the Community Environment Council in their heroic efforts to monitor, contain, and clean the spill, as well as prevent future oil environmental organizations such as the Environmental Defense Center, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the Community Environment Council in their heroic efforts to monitor, contain, and clean the spill, as well as prevent future oil Environmental Defense Center, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the Community Environment Council in their heroic efforts to monitor, contain, and clean the spill, as well as prevent future oil developments.

Cross Cutting Priority 1: (Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System) focuses on developing a global - to - local environmental observation and data management systems for the comprehensive, continuous monitoring of coupled ocean / atmospheric / land systems that enhance NOAA's ability to protect lives, property, expand economic opportunities, understand climate variability, and promote healthEnvironmental Observation and Data Management System) focuses on developing a global - to - local environmental observation and data management systems for the comprehensive, continuous monitoring of coupled ocean / atmospheric / land systems that enhance NOAA's ability to protect lives, property, expand economic opportunities, understand climate variability, and promote healthenvironmental observation and data management systems for the comprehensive, continuous monitoring of coupled ocean / atmospheric / land systems that enhance NOAA's ability to protect lives, property, expand economic opportunities, understand climate variability, and promote healthy ecosystems.

At the national level, field experiments are currently being developed to test whether citizen monitoring or the provision of information about public services to citizens can limit corruption and the loss of resources for local environmental management activities.

In her role as the Caucasus regional coordinator for the Central Eastern Europe Bankwatch Network, she continued to be the citizens» eyes and ears on the BTC project, studying and monitoring the pipeline to make sure local concerns and environmental issues are considered and addressed.

She has prepared Environmental Impacts Statements, Operations Plans, Monitoring and Mitigation Plans, and Deep Water Port Applications and is very familiar with the requirements of and compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines for projects related to offshore energy development including National / State Environmental Policy Acts (Environmental Assessment / Environmental Impact Statements), Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, Clean Water Act (including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), Coastal Zone Management Act, Water Resources Development Act, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson - Stevens Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Oil Pollution Act.

Intergovernmental organizations [edit] Worldwide [edit] Regional [edit] Local governments [edit] ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Government organizations [edit] The governments of many countries have ministries or agencies devoted to monitoring and protecting the environment: Non-governmental organizations [edit] These non-governmental organizations are involved in environmental management, lobbying, advocacy, and / or conservation efforts: Children's organizations [edit] Project Green Oman.

In a country where weak enforcement and a lack of public participation threatens environmental monitoring, corporate transparency — and the accountability to the public they promote — can play a crucial role in reducing local pollution.