<p>Environmental managers are continually faced with new challenges to improve stakeholder relationships, save money and reduce the organization’s environmental footprint. Many of these challenges can be efficiently addressed ...

Farmers’ markets have been increasing in number across the United States since the 1970s, rising to 4, 685 in 2008. An alternative form of agriculture has increased along with the rise in farmers’ markets, focused on ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that approximately 10%, or 64 million gallons, of the architectural paint that is purchased annually in the United States is left over. This represents a disposal cost to ...

The Nile River is shared by ten states: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, and Egypt. Tension between upstream and downstream states in the Nile Basin has ...

A majority of the literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting focuses on efforts made by companies headquartered in North America and Europe. Nevertheless, many profitable companies from countries with ...

Stream water quality is often impacted by changes in land use such as deforestation or conversion of wetlands to agricultural or developed land use. Since streams, or other surface water such as lakes and reservoirs serve ...

This project evaluates the costs and benefits of the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) forest certification for a large timber management organization (TIMO). FSC certification is a voluntary, market-based program that ...

Rainwater harvesting has provided a water source for communities around the world dating back to circa 1500 B.C. This ancient technology continues to serve populations today, mainly in poor, rural or dry regions of the ...

Widespread use of electronics in business and residential settings has created a problem of electronic waste disposal, when the electronics are discarded at the end of their useful life. Recognized as hazardous waste for ...

Due to requirements under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)and the Endangered Species Act (ESA),U.S. fishermen are required to take measures to reduce cetacean bycatch. However, the U.S. imports fisheries products ...