Institute for Sustainable Communities’ Post

🌱 Join us for an insightful webinar on "Sustainable Land Management: Principles, Practices, and Applications"! 🌍 During this session, we'll delve into key principles and practices vital for sustainable land management. The agenda includes an overview by UNCCD and ICFRE, engaging discussions led by trainers on sustainable land management application, and interactive dialogue among attendees. Our objective is to elucidate the crucial role of sustainable land management in achieving Land Degradation Neutrality and to raise awareness about ongoing initiatives by CoE-SLM, ICFRE, G20-GLI, and UNCCD for capacity enhancement on sustainable land management. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your understanding and contribute to sustainable land management! https://shorturl.at/gBS89 #SustainableLandManagement #SLM #LandDegradationNeutrality #CapacityBuilding

🌍 Embracing Global Collaboration: My USSD Board Candidacy 🌍 I am announcing my candidacy for the USSD Board of Directors, driven by a commitment to empowering professionals in advancing the sustainable benefits of dams (water and tailings) and levees for our society. At USSD, we envision a world where every dam and levee is not just safe but also deeply valued by the communities they serve. As a candidate, I am dedicated to fostering initiatives that elevate the role of these structures, ensuring they are vital assets that benefit society sustainably. My platform is centered around 1) Dam Safety, 2) DEI, 3) Climate Change, and 4) Emerging Technologies. For current USSD members, your vote represents an endorsement of this vision, empowering us to advocate for practices that promote safety and community value in dam infrastructure. To those considering joining USSD (https://www.ussdams.org), your membership reinforces our collective mission to advocate for the vital role and safety of these structures in communities in the US but also globally. Your vote paves the path toward a future where dams and levees are not just safe but important asset serving society. I seek your support and encourage non-members to join us in this impactful journey. #USSD #DamSafety #DEI #ClimateChange #EmergingTechnologies #ICOLD #ASDSO #Mining #Sutainability #Kiewit

Great News! This year marks 30 years of collaboration between the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Like the CEC’s North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Initiative, the NPRI plays a key role in advancing the development of international PRTR and data sharing. To mark the occasion, the NPRI has developed an interactive timeline presenting key milestones in the program’s history. Here’s an overview: ➡️ 30 years of pollutant release and transfer data. ➡️ Many partnerships and diversified projects. ➡️ Continuous improvement in reporting requirements. Commission for Environmental Cooperation #NPRI30 Follow our growth: https://ow.ly/agbe50QGTbh

❔ What skills may young professionals want to develop to have a successful career in the water sector 💧 ✅ The network of young professionals in the #cirseau cluster is trying to find the answer, and invites all professionals in the water sector to participate in the survey 👇 #water #smartwatermanagement #h2020 REWAISE EU project B-WaterSmart Project WATER-MINING H2020 ULTIMATE Water EU

Save the date: CS4Water Conference 2025! Join us for the inaugural Citizen Science 4 Water (#CS4Water) Conference that will be held 3-5 June 2025 in #Delft, The Netherlands. The conference will focus on the crucial role #CitizenScience plays within #water #resource #monitoring, #management & #governance as well as #community-led #actions. Together, we will explore how citizen science can help us achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs) around the world and future-proof healthy water bodies for generations to come.  For this inaugural CS4Water conference, we will focus on #freshwater systems, diving into engaging workshop sessions, exploring innovative research, and connecting international water and citizen science experts. The CS4Water conference aims to: ·      Promote collaborative research and knowledge sharing, fostering collaboration among an international community of scientists, practitioners, and citizens and communities to advance cooperative freshwater monitoring and management.   ·      Empower communities and institutions, boosting discourse surrounding decision-making, communication, and governance in the water commons to help restore, design, and ensure resilient freshwater bodies, groundwater, wetlands and deltas for the future of people and planet.  ·      Advance sustainable solutions to the freshwater crises, co-exploring innovative, sustainable, citizen science-driven strategies for achieving the SDGs, especially in the Global South, and safeguarding water into the future. This conference is co-organised by IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Delft; PULSAQUA; Delft University of Technology; Earthwatch Europe; GroundTruth and WaterLab. Follow us here & bookmark the conference page: https://lnkd.in/d8ffkncm #CS4Water, #CitizenScience, #OpenScience, #SDG6, #conference, #communities, #action, #freshwater, #groundwater, #wetlands, #delta

In conducting Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) of any project identification of Valuable Environment Component (VEC) with its spatial and temporal boundaries are the most important keys. Once you identify the VEC with its boundaries then the environmental drivers and other activities- external natural and social stressors affecting the VECs need to be determined. These are the main factors that makes CIA different from EIA. 

📢 Calling all PRCRs and LSRPs! Struggling with delays due to offsite access for remedial investigation and, action? We’ve got you covered at our upcoming February Roundtable on Feb 13, 2024. Join us to learn how to navigate regulatory requirements, ensure effective public notification, and obtain site access without unnecessary delays. Gain insights from legal perspectives and real-life case studies. 📚 Don’t let untimely and costly delays hold you back from meeting remedial time frames. 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨: Jaan Haus, Esq., Riker Danzig LLP Alex Saltzman, LSRP, LSRP, French & Parrello Associates William Lindner, NJ Natural Gas Company 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧: Ken Haduch, LSRP, ERM Secure your spot now and be armed with the knowledge to overcome offsite access challenges! 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: https://swiy.co/KOpz #lsrpa #lsrp #siteremediation #continuingeducation #opportunities #networking #environmental #environmentaljustice #sustainability #remediation #redevelopment #sustainabledevelopment #commercialrealestate

💧 🚰 🌍 Are you a #water professional interested in #systemsthinking approaches to #environmental challenges? Interdisciplinary working are integral to #sustainable management of our #waterenvironment and #waterresources. The FWR Community will use a collaborative ethos to work with other environmental disciplines in the IES family to explore multifunctional solutions to environmental challenges. Find out more about how to get involved: https://lnkd.in/ei47fGyZ #wwweek