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Adaptive Management
is the rigorous combination of management, research, and monitoring to
provide credible information for the modification of management activities
with experience. It provides a systematic process for continually
improving management policies and practices by learning from the outcomes
of operational programs.
Environmental Compliance Monitoring is a process of oversight designed to determine conformity with environmental legal mandates, regulations, lease stipulations, and conditions of approval. Conditions of approval include mitigation measures and other requirements imposed on applicants. This process addresses MMS’ commitment to assuring environmentally sound operations through improving effectiveness of mitigation and establishing a link between pre- and post-lease analyses and project effects. Environmental Studies and Research Monitoring involves a repeated sampling of the environment over time to: establish baseline conditions; determine natural variability; and assess changes and trends due to human activities. The MMS either conducts or requires this type of monitoring through its Environmental Studies Program to determine the extent to which activities caused by, or permitted by MMS, such as development of offshore oil and gas, sand and gravel, and methane hydrate resources affect the human, marine, and coastal environments. Privacy | Disclaimers | Accessibility | Topic Index | FOIA Last Updated: 07/14/2008, 05:37 PM |