Smartfolder: D. Environmental Pollution and Environmental Quality

Scorecard — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-03-08 14:42

Compiled by the Environmental Defense Fund, the scorecard site allows you to track air pollution, chemical releases, and animal waste by zip code.

Ecosystem Marketplace — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2008-03-13 14:49

About Ecosystem MarketplaceSM The Ecosystem Marketplace seeks to become the world's leading source of information on markets and payment schemes for ecosystem services; services such as water quality, carbon sequestration and biodiversity. We believe that by providing solid and trust-worthy information on prices, regulation, science, and other market-relevant issues, markets for ecosystem services will one day become a fundamental part of our economic and environmental system, helping give value to environmental services that have, for too long, been taken for granted.

Ecosystem Marketplace — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-06-03 15:16

The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Martketplace. The Ecosystem Marketplace seeks to become the world's leading source of information on markets and payment schemes for ecosystem services; services such as water quality, carbon sequestration and biodiversity. We believe that by providing solid and trust-worthy information on prices, regulation, science, and other market-relevant issues, markets for ecosystem services will one day become a fundamental part of our economic and environmental system, helping give value to environmental services that have, for too long, been taken for granted.

EPIQ II — by Jon Dale — last modified 2007-02-01 21:29

"EPIQ II enables USAID missions, bureaus, and the Department of State to rapidly access top-notch technical expertise in three outstanding consortia that support policy reform and institutional governance, improvements in environmental quality, and sustainable natural resource use. Prime contractors of the three EPIQ consortia are Chemonics International Inc., International Resources Group, and PA Government Services Inc."

THe Earth Portal and The Encyclopedia of Earth — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2007-04-29 12:35

The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is pleased to announce the formal launch of the Earth Portal (www.EarthPortal.org Earth Portal is a comprehensive, free and dynamic resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment built by a global community of environmental experts: educators, physical, life, and social scientists, scholars, and professionals who have joined together to communicate to the world. > > > In contrast to information from anonymous sources with no quality control, the Earth Portal is created and governed by individuals and organizations who put their names behind their words and where attribution and expert-review for accuracy are fundamental. The Earth Portal includes: Encyclopedia of Earth which has an initial 2,300 articles from over 700 experts from 46 countries, as well as such content partners as the World Wildlife Fund and the United Nations Environment Programme. The Encyclopedia is a means for the global scientific community to come together to produce the first free, comprehensive expert-driven information resource on the environment. The Encyclopedia includes articles, e-books and reports, interactive maps, and biographies, and will eventually be published in other major languages. Environmental scholars and experts are invited to become contributors to the Encyclopedia. Earth News which includes breaking news updates from many sources, with links from key words to Encyclopedia articles, enabling readers to learn about the science behind the headlines. Earth Forum allows the public to engage in discussions with experts, ask questions and get answers, and to participate in community debates about issues that matter to them. Environment in Focus provides an exploration of a major issue each week - energy, climate change, environmental economics and other topics - led by a prominent expert in the subject and involving articles, news, places, discussions, Q&A, interesting facts, and more. The National Council for Science and the Environment is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. The NCSE specializes in programs that foster collaboration among diverse institutions, communities and individuals.The NCSE serves as secretariat for a growing Environmental Information Coalition of environmental experts and organizations, which is building the Earth Portal. ManyOne Networks, an innovative IT firm based near San Jose, California, has provided engineering and vision for the Earth Portal.

SCALE - System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment — by webadmin — last modified 2008-02-29 14:30

SCALE—System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment—is an approach for broadening development impact. By providing a framework to achieve widespread change, SCALE can help improve people’s livelihoods and quality of life by helping them manage their natural resources in a sustainable way. SCALE has evolved from more than a decade of work by GreenCOM, a U.S. Agency for International Development global environmental communication program. GreenCOM has had the unique opportunity of working with people in more than thirty countries around the world to address an extensive range of issues including: - Natural resource management (coastal, forest, watershed); - Biodiversity conservation; - Ecotourism; - Sustainable agriculture; - Water and energy efficiency; - Clean production; and- Solid waste management.