The document outlines the goals and initiatives of the Town of Amherst's Sustainability Coordinator to promote greater energy independence and sustainability. It discusses objectives around protecting farmland, encouraging alternative transportation and housing, and applying sustainability principles town-wide. It also lists initiatives like greenhouse gas inventories, a climate action plan, and receiving green community designation. The summary highlights collaboration between the town and University of Massachusetts Amherst on sustainability programs, GIS mapping, and sharing resources and visions.
The future of forests in the low-emissions development agendaCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented at the COP21 side event 'Forests, landscapes, climate & sustainable development – The evidence we need for the future we want' by Markku Kanninen on 3 December 2015.
This is a presentation about the Sustainable Marshfield Committee\'s accomplishments for its first year of operation (2008). This presentation was given to the Marshfield Common Council in January of 2009.
For more information about the Informed Cities initiative visit http://informed-cities.iclei-europe.org or join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InformedCities
The future of forests in the low-emissions development agendaCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented at the COP21 side event 'Forests, landscapes, climate & sustainable development – The evidence we need for the future we want' by Markku Kanninen on 3 December 2015.
This is a presentation about the Sustainable Marshfield Committee\'s accomplishments for its first year of operation (2008). This presentation was given to the Marshfield Common Council in January of 2009.
For more information about the Informed Cities initiative visit http://informed-cities.iclei-europe.org or join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InformedCities
Restoration of degraded forests and landscapes for production/delivery of mul...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Himlal Baral of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, on 23–25 April 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Big Green Challenge Presentation White BackgroundGreenvalleys
The Big Green Challenge is a climate change competition from NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts). This powerpoint was part of a presentation done by Grenville Ham to about 30 different community groups mustering up support for The Green Valleys community project in the Brecon Beacons National Park
Policy Advocate MeLena Hessel provides an overview of the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act legislation and its anticipated impacts in terms of solar and wind development and energy cost reduction for industries, communities and residents. The event was hosted on August 2, 2017, at Kankakee Community College, in partnership with the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce, Kankakee County Farm Bureau and ComEd. Kankakee Community College earned the Interstate Renewable Energy Council Accredited Clean Energy Training Provider of the Year Award in 2014.
Welsh Government (Andy Rees) presentation to CCCtheCCCuk
On April 17 2015 the Committee on Climate Change held their first meeting in Wales, Cardiff. A range of stakeholders were invited to discuss the challenges faced by Wales in implementing its low-carbon strategy.
The distress facing the agriculture sector needs an integrated approach deriving a win-win solution for all the concerned stakeholders—water security and better livelihood for farmers, easing of the massive financial burden on the state and the electricity utility, and benefits to the public at large through job creation and lower emissions. Our analysis considers a three-pronged approach consisting of (i) grid-interactive solar PV (photovoltaic), (ii) energy efficient pumps (EE), and (iii) advanced irrigation technology (AI) at the farm level. It makes policy recommendations for a successful implementation of this approach.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures - MadridAlessandro Faia
Presentation by students off IE University's Master in Global Environmental Change for the Biari (Brown International Advanced Research Institute) international workshop on world cities and climate change, held from 31 May to 2 June in Madrid.
Welsh Government (Rhodri Asby) presentation to CCCtheCCCuk
On April 17 2015 the Committee on Climate Change held their first meeting in Wales, Cardiff. A range of stakeholders were invited to discuss the challenges faced by Wales in implementing its low-carbon strategy.
Restoration of degraded forests and landscapes for production/delivery of mul...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Himlal Baral of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, on 23–25 April 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Big Green Challenge Presentation White BackgroundGreenvalleys
The Big Green Challenge is a climate change competition from NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts). This powerpoint was part of a presentation done by Grenville Ham to about 30 different community groups mustering up support for The Green Valleys community project in the Brecon Beacons National Park
Policy Advocate MeLena Hessel provides an overview of the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act legislation and its anticipated impacts in terms of solar and wind development and energy cost reduction for industries, communities and residents. The event was hosted on August 2, 2017, at Kankakee Community College, in partnership with the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce, Kankakee County Farm Bureau and ComEd. Kankakee Community College earned the Interstate Renewable Energy Council Accredited Clean Energy Training Provider of the Year Award in 2014.
Welsh Government (Andy Rees) presentation to CCCtheCCCuk
On April 17 2015 the Committee on Climate Change held their first meeting in Wales, Cardiff. A range of stakeholders were invited to discuss the challenges faced by Wales in implementing its low-carbon strategy.
The distress facing the agriculture sector needs an integrated approach deriving a win-win solution for all the concerned stakeholders—water security and better livelihood for farmers, easing of the massive financial burden on the state and the electricity utility, and benefits to the public at large through job creation and lower emissions. Our analysis considers a three-pronged approach consisting of (i) grid-interactive solar PV (photovoltaic), (ii) energy efficient pumps (EE), and (iii) advanced irrigation technology (AI) at the farm level. It makes policy recommendations for a successful implementation of this approach.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures - MadridAlessandro Faia
Presentation by students off IE University's Master in Global Environmental Change for the Biari (Brown International Advanced Research Institute) international workshop on world cities and climate change, held from 31 May to 2 June in Madrid.
Welsh Government (Rhodri Asby) presentation to CCCtheCCCuk
On April 17 2015 the Committee on Climate Change held their first meeting in Wales, Cardiff. A range of stakeholders were invited to discuss the challenges faced by Wales in implementing its low-carbon strategy.
9/8 THUR 14:30| Green Elements and Sustainable Codes 1APA Florida
Henry Iler
Nationwide, local governments are struggling to incorporate green/sustainable practices into plans and codes. Climate Action Plans provide energy reduction targets, but can be light on how “to get there.” Comprehensive plans and LDCs have to be
modified in big ways to get real community-wide implementation. Learn about a Florida city going far beyond HB 697 by preparing a Green Element as the first element in its Comprehensive Plan,
and the model “Sustainable Community Development Code,”prepared by the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute, with related
implementation case studies, plus the latest data on cost-savings associated with “going green.”
David Rouse of WRT is leading a panel at the annual state planning conference addressing the question: How Can Pennsylvania’s Communities Plan for a Sustainable Future?
Presentations from the 10th Metro CERT Annual Resource and Networking Event on September 13, 2017. Learn more and see photos at https://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/over-100-people-celebrate-10th-annual-metro-cert-event
Future directions for land and resource conservation in California. Presentation I gave at UC Santa Cruz in 2013 regarding working lands conservation and opportunities for environmental markets
District department of environment:
DDOE’s mission is to improve the quality of life for District residents by protecting and restoring the environment. DDOE works through partnerships with other District agencies, business groups, nonprofits and residents to conserve natural resources and energy and promote policies that support a sustainable city.
Presentation by Jay Talbot (Community Council of Devon) to the third sector event on the UK Climate Projections tools.
Defra's Innovation Centre
Reading
28 July 2009
Presentation on the UK Climate Projections by Jay Talbot, CEO of the Community Council of Devon.
This was delivered at the UK Climate Projections third sector event on the 28 July 2009 at Defra's Innovation Centre in Reading.
Learn how ten million people in Mexico City came together to fight environmental damage, improve traffic congestion, improve air quality, open streets to bikes and pedestrians, and improve public health and civic pride.
Marshall GreenStep City Advisory Committee presentation to City Council. PPTX developed by Erin Raveling @ Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce and delivered by Sharon Root @ Lyon County Environmental Office
Diabetes is a rapidly and serious health problem in Pakistan. This chronic condition is associated with serious long-term complications, including higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Aggressive treatment of hypertension and hyperlipideamia can result in a substantial reduction in cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes 1. Consequently pharmacist-led diabetes cardiovascular risk (DCVR) clinics have been established in both primary and secondary care sites in NHS Lothian during the past five years. An audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery at the clinics was conducted in order to evaluate practice and to standardize the pharmacists’ documentation of outcomes. Pharmaceutical care issues (PCI) and patient details were collected both prospectively and retrospectively from three DCVR clinics. The PCI`s were categorized according to a triangularised system consisting of multiple categories. These were ‘checks’, ‘changes’ (‘change in drug therapy process’ and ‘change in drug therapy’), ‘drug therapy problems’ and ‘quality assurance descriptors’ (‘timer perspective’ and ‘degree of change’). A verified medication assessment tool (MAT) for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease was applied to the patients from one of the clinics. The tool was used to quantify PCI`s and pharmacist actions that were centered on implementing or enforcing clinical guideline standards. A database was developed to be used as an assessment tool and to standardize the documentation of achievement of outcomes. Feedback on the audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery and the database was received from the DCVR clinic pharmacist at a focus group meeting.
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
Micro RNA genes and their likely influence in rice (Oryza sativa L.) dynamic ...Open Access Research Paper
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs molecules having approximately 18-25 nucleotides, they are present in both plants and animals genomes. MiRNAs have diverse spatial expression patterns and regulate various developmental metabolisms, stress responses and other physiological processes. The dynamic gene expression playing major roles in phenotypic differences in organisms are believed to be controlled by miRNAs. Mutations in regions of regulatory factors, such as miRNA genes or transcription factors (TF) necessitated by dynamic environmental factors or pathogen infections, have tremendous effects on structure and expression of genes. The resultant novel gene products presents potential explanations for constant evolving desirable traits that have long been bred using conventional means, biotechnology or genetic engineering. Rice grain quality, yield, disease tolerance, climate-resilience and palatability properties are not exceptional to miRN Asmutations effects. There are new insights courtesy of high-throughput sequencing and improved proteomic techniques that organisms’ complexity and adaptations are highly contributed by miRNAs containing regulatory networks. This article aims to expound on how rice miRNAs could be driving evolution of traits and highlight the latest miRNA research progress. Moreover, the review accentuates miRNAs grey areas to be addressed and gives recommendations for further studies.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
Our Instagram channel:
@kuddlelifefoundation
Our Linkedin Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kuddlelifefoundation/
and write to us if you have any questions:
info@kuddlelife.org
Natural farming @ Dr. Siddhartha S. Jena.pptxsidjena70
A brief about organic farming/ Natural farming/ Zero budget natural farming/ Subash Palekar Natural farming which keeps us and environment safe and healthy. Next gen Agricultural practices of chemical free farming.
2. is to seek grants and opportunities to meet
the Town of Amherst’s goals of greater
energy independence and sustainability
while at the same time fostering working
relationships with Amherst citizens,
businesses and institutions of higher
education in championing and moving a
sustainable community agenda forward.
3. Section 2. C. - Key Directions for the
Community
“Promote an Ethic of Sustainable
Environmental Energy Practices in All Town
Activities”
4. Objective LU 4. – Protect farmland/farming
Objective LU 10. - …make it easier for residents to
walk/bicycle
Objective H4. - Encourage the production of housing in
an environmentally sound manner…
Objective E2. – Support re-localization
Objective NC3.- Conservation of land
Objective NC4. – Apply principles of environmental
sustainability town-wide
Objective S6. – Leadership role in promoting
environmentally sound practices in services and
facilities
Objective T2. - Actively promote alternative modes of
transportation
5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2001
Climate Action Plan – October 2005
Set a CO2reduction target of 35% below 1997
baseline CO2 emissions
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Update
2007
Green Communities Program
6. Applied for Green Communities Designation
May 2012
Received Green Community Designation in
August of 2012
Applied for Green Communities Grant in
September 2012
Awarded $302,000 for LED streetlight retro-
fit in November 2012
Energy Reduction Plan (ERP) -20% reduction
in energy use below FY’11 levels
7. - Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- Climate Action Plan
- Green Communities Application
The Town of Amherst
Climate Action Plan
15. Affordable housing
Support of the town’s Master Plan
Collaboration/Shared Resources – ArcGIS
Shared vision/collaboration re:infra-structure
Participation in the same programs
Collaboration on new initiatives
Access to interns
Future collaborations – solid waste reduction
Regional Bikeshare Program
16. Stephanie Ciccarello
Sustainability Coordinator
4 Boltwood Avenue
Amherst, MA 01002
ciccarellos@amherstma.gov
(413) 259-3149
‘Sustaining Amherst’ is
in our hands
