Multisectoral Management Systems

 

ECW is an environmental resource center working with groups and organizations as a catalyst in assisting to improve human well-being without degrading environmental health, guiding the adoption of integrative frameworks that bring together social, economic, and environmental concerns. We help citizens and governments understand how good environments will in turn support healthy economies and offer a better quality of life in an equitable way for all citizens of a region. ECW assists communities in a bottom-up approach to build an environment that provides good jobs and living spaces for all.

 

1. INTEGRATED WATERSHED ASSESSMENT

Ø Comprehensive watershed planning

Ø Integrated watershed assessment

Ø Land-use assessment and management strategies

Ø Measuring watershed responses to human disruption

Ø Investigating wastewater management issues

Ø Identifying environmental indicators for evaluation

Ø Socio-economic value of watersheds

 

2. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Ø Coastal bay habitats & environmental quality

Ø Aquatic ecology issues

Ø Habitat restoration strategies

Ø “Sustainable coastal zone management”

Ø Evaluating water quality and habitat for support of fisheries

Ø “Bio-economic modeling of coastal resources”

 

3. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Ø Assessing natural resource valuation

Ø Capitalizing on advantages of eco-tourism development

Ø Evaluating eco-tourism potential

Ø Designing eco-tourism strategies

Ø Integrating traditional fishing with aquaculture technology.

Ø Linking environmental health with socio-economic well-being

Ø “Facilitating participatory decision-making”, resource mapping to assist communities

Ø Training communities in environmental awareness

Ø Integrating economics, social capacity & environmental stewardship for public understanding

 

4. PUBLIC FACILITATION

Ø Building consensus

Ø Defining conflict

Ø Facilitating organizational strategic planning

Ø Facilitating community round tables and study circles

Ø Enhancing linkages among various disciplines including science & policy

 

5. EDUCATION

Ø Developing environmental studies in school curriculum

Ø Facilitating community awareness in environmental and sustainability

 

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