The United States Environmental Protection Agency has created a home
page designed to promote "Community-Based Environmental Protection" (CBEP).
CBEP is a policy framework within EPA that:
* addresses the environmental priorities and economic well-being of
communities;
* facilitates partnerships and stakeholder involvement;
* incorporates long-term ecosystem and human health concerns;
* highlights the positive correlation between economic prosperity and
environmental well-being; and,
* sustains biological diversity of ecosystems.
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The web site focuses on providing the following types of information:
Tools: Maps and Mapping Resources, Databases, Geographic Information
Systems, Planning and Assessment Guides, Visualization Tools, etc...
Financial Resources: Grants and Technical Assistance from various sources.
(Soon to be in a searchable database format.)
Case Studies: Examples of sustainable development approaches in communities
around the U.S. (Soon to be in a searchable database format.)
Publications and Documents: A large and comprehensive library of useful
publications and other documents.
Links to Related Sites: Comprehensive, well-organized set of Internet links
to other similar organizations and related activities.
***Please point your browser to: http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity
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Questions or comments can be addressed to:
Chris Solloway
Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities
US Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code: 2182
401 M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
voice 202.260.3008
fax 202.260.7875
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
