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New center will focus environmental debate and produce solutions for action
Date:9/30/2008

tating positive public action."

The center has four general functions.

  • Public Communications. The Academy will draw on its scientific expertise to play a key role in informing public debate on science-related policy questions.
  • Public Science. The Academy will bring together experts and the public for broad-ranging discussions on environmental and scientific issues.
  • Decision-Making Support. The Academy will invite groups of policymakers and scientists to work hand in hand to develop practical recommendations to complex issues.
  • Formal Academic Research. Academy scientists will expand their work on environmental policy.

The center will not, however, advocate, lobby or directly build constituencies around specific topics, said Roland Wall, the Academy's Director of Environmental Policy, who is the new center's director.

Top of the agenda for the center are these projects, which have already begun:

  • Green Museum Initiative. Working in collaboration with the Clinton Climate Change Initiative and the Philadelphia Mayor's Office of Sustainability, the center is spearheading efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of Philadelphia's museums and cultural institutions.
  • Interfaith Environmental Network. The center is coordinating faith-based organizations in Philadelphia which want to be involved in stewardship of the environment. Nearly 20 churches and religious organizations already are part of the network.
  • The Urban Sustainability Forum. The Academy will continue to sponsor and host this ongoing series of public meetings designed to help Philadelphia become the greenest, most livable city in America. The forum will be an ongoing site for cutting-edge ideas on the urban environment as well as an opportunity for dialogue between experts, decision-makers and the public.
  • Philadelphia Recycling Symposium. Starting in November, the Academy will work with the Recycling Alliance of Ph
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Contact: Carolyn Belardo
belardo@ansp.org
215-299-1043
The Academy of Natural Sciences
Source:Eurekalert

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