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Overcoming Obstacles to
Sustainability
Bob DonaghuePollution Prevention Assistance Division
(P2AD)Georgia Department of Natural Resource
Region 4 EPA/DoD/States Environmental Conference
June 21, 2007
Sustainability
PEOPLE, PROFIT AND PLANET
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Ecological Sustainability
People, Profit and PLANET
“Ecosystems remain healthy and functional, locally to globally, to sustain the
planet’s life support services”
Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability in a
“Stovepipe” World
• Identify common goals
• Identify overarching activities
• Prioritize
• Action
DNR 10-Year Strategic PlanGoals
• Sustain Natural Resources
• Build a Conservation Ethic
Overarching Priorities
• Resource Inventory and Monitoring
• Natural and Cultural Resource Management
• Public Use and Access
• Communication and Education
• Regulatory and Non-Regulatory Integration
Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance
Path to Washington – Convening Leaders for an Ecologically Sustainable America
Goal 2 – Demonstrate how advanced ecological thinking is important to protection, restoration and enhancement in the natural and industrial world
1. Develop common understanding of ecosystem principles and vocabulary
2. Which ecosystem principles are of greatest importance in policymaking
3. How and where have ecosystem principles been put into policies and practices
4. What disconnects exist between current and ecosystem-based policy
Overarching Priorities for MSWG PtW Goal 2
1. Review and compile case studies on ecological approaches
2. Develop dialogue on NEPA that enhances ecosystem services
3. Better articulate principles and concepts related to ecosystem services and ecological sustainability for the public and policy makers
4. Research and foster market-based solutions to enhance to ecosystem services
Other examples
• P2AD–DoD Sustainable Installations Partnership
• P2AD Partnership Program (Based on NEPT model)
Bob Donaghue, Director Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
404-651-5122
[email protected] www.p2ad.org