Browse Items (41 total)

Michelle Arseneault, Waste Management, Michelle Arseneault, 2008 August

Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste,…

Tags: Environment, Legislation, Regulation, Waste Disposal, Waste Management

Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group, 2004

Due to growing concerns regarding the continued survival of cranes, the Namibia Crane Working Group (NCWG) was established at a workshop in Etosha in…

Tags: Animals, Conservation, Cranes, Habitats, Namibia

New Zealand Defence Force, Rena Oil Spill Cleanup, New Zealand Defence Force, 12 October, 2011

Environmental cleanup laws govern the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, sediment, surface water, or ground…

Tags: Cleanup, Contamination, Environment, Legislation, Regulation, Rena

None, Sir William Schlich, Public domain in the United States, 1892

The modern conservation movement was first manifested in the forests of India, with the practical application of scientific conservation principles.…

Tags: Conservation, Environment, India, Movement, William Schlich

None, John Ruskin - Portrait - Project Gutenberg, Public domain in the United States, 30 September, 2006

An early "Back-to-Nature" movement, which anticipated the romantic ideal of modern environmentalism, was advocated by intellectuals such as John…

Tags: Consumerism, Environment, Industrial, John Ruskin, Legislation, Pollution

None, United Nations Environment Programme, Mattias Sundholm, None

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, UN Environment) is a programme of the United Nations that coordinates the organization's environmental…

Tags: Environment, International, NGOs, Policy, UNEP, United Nations

Rolf Mueller, Longwanqun National Forest, Rolf Mueller, 25 July, 2011

Longwanqun National Forest is a nationally protected nature area in Huinan County, Jilin, China. Geographically, it is part of the western Changbai…

Tags: China, Environment, Forest, Longwanqun

Simtropolitan, Department of Conservation and Recreation, Simtropolitan, 2004

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy…

Tags: Conservation and Recreation, DCR, Department, Environment, EPA, Massachusetts

Simtropolitan, Mass Department of Environmental Protection, Simtropolitan, None

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, responsible for protecting the environment…

Tags: Climate Change, Department of Environmental Protection, Environment, Massachusetts, Pollution

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Smokey Says - Hold 'Til It's Cold… Prevent Forest Fires, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1941-1945

Smokey the Bear PSA Since 1944, Smokey the Bear has educated generations on the importance of forest/wildfire prevention, and the PSA campaign is the…

Tags: Fire, Forest, PSA, Smokey the Bear, Wildfire Prevention, Wildfires