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EPA Clearinghouse Web Site for Sustainable Development

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From: Solloway.Chris@epamail.epa.gov
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:43:22 -0400
Subject: Announcing US EPA Clearinghouse Web Site for Sustainable Development

CBEP is a policy framework within EPA that:

• addresses the environmental priorities and economic well-being of communities;
• facilitates partnerships and stakeholder involvement;
• incorporates long-term ecosystem and human health concerns;
• highlights the positive correlation between economic prosperity and environmental well-being; and,
• sustains biological diversity of ecosystems.

Tools: Maps and Mapping Resources, Databases, Geographic Information Systems, Planning and Assessment Guides, Visualization Tools, etc...

Financial Resources: Grants and Technical Assistance from various sources. (Soon to be in a searchable database format.)

Case Studies: Examples of sustainable development approaches in communities around the U.S. (Soon to be in a searchable database format.)

Publications and Documents: A large and comprehensive library of useful publications and other documents.

Links to Related Sites: Comprehensive, well-organized set of Internet links to other similar organizations and related activities.

Please point your browser to: http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity

Questions or comments can be addressed to:

Christopher Solloway
Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities
US Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code: 2182
401 M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
voice 202.260.3008
fax     202.260.7875
solloway.chris@epa.gov