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Gateway to International Best Practices Innovations
Why Learn From Abroad? As state and local governments in the U.S. respond to demanding and complex environmental challenges such as urban sprawl, non-point source pollution, brownfields, and degraded water infrastructure, environmental policies and best practices from overseas are serving as important models. more... |
This Web site is a gateway to information and resources on innovative environmental projects and programs from around the world. In responding to complex environmental challenges, many member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have devised innovative and often highly successful solutions. As U.S. states and cities seek out new approaches to urban sprawl, non-point source pollution, brownfields, and degraded water infrastructure, they often look to the experiences of other countries as a source of inspiration and to integrate international lessons learned. These exchanges have resulted in innovative initiatives with environmental and economic benefits at the state and local level.
The National Center for Environmental Innovation provides a testing ground for innovation and promotes it across EPA offices and programs. This gateway provides a national resource for government bodies, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as they seek out exchanges and learning from abroad.
A printable color brochure (PDF format 2 pages; 75K) on the Gateway to International Environmental Innovations is available.
This site provides the following resources:
Key Resources in Environmental Learning highlights international government agencies and NGOs that develop and share innovative environmental policies and programs.
International Innovations in Key Environmental Issues provides information on innovative international programs and practices that focus on addressing challenges by topical area.
International Innovations in Multi-Media Approaches provides information on innovative international programs and practices that apply cross-cutting approaches to environmental issues .- International Eco-Labeling Programs
- Environmental Management Systems
- Industrial Ecology, Eco-efficiency and Cleaner Production
- Sustainable Transport and Mobility Management
- Urban Management, Sustainable Development and Smart Growth
- Green Building
Examples of U.S.-International Partnerships is a collection of partnership experiences that states, regions, and cities have had with foreign counterparts on sharing best practices and innovations in environmental policies and methods.
International Exchanges identify opportunities for learning from abroad and past success stories.
International Program Evaluation is a gateway to environmental program evaluation information and resources in the United States and abroad.
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Most of these sections provide the following information:
- Innovative programs and policies
- Tools and Guidelines
- Databases and Case Studies
- Newsletters, Publication Collections and Reports of Interest