Local-Wise
Author
Ed Washburn - Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Current Issue
Issue
6

CENTERPIECE ❧ Environmental law is informed by science, but policymakers are beginning to understand — and embody in habitat protection regimes and responses to crises like climate change — sources of local and indigenous knowledge, often passed down orally from generation to generation.

A Virtuous Circle
Author
Mathy Stanislaus - Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Current Issue
Issue
5

CENTERPIECE ❧ We live in a material world. The unsustainable consumption of natural resources translates into environmental degradation and increased business risk. Economic growth and raw materials need to be decoupled. Fortunately, there is a path forward.