Defense and the Environment: Effective Scientific Communication (NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences)

The success of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at military facilities requires support and leadership from the highest levels of management, adequate resources for development and implementation, and an acknowledgement by the military commanders that EMS is an integral part of facilities and operations management. The theme of this book is the effective communication of environmental concerns in a changing military environment. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Contributing Authors......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 International Conventions in Environment......Page 22 Environmental Aspects of Managing of Natural Resource......Page 34 Environmental Policy of the Czech Ministry of Defence......Page 40 Environmental Policy in the Estonian Defence Forces......Page 52 NATO Environmental Doctrine from Hungarian Point of View......Page 62 STANAG 7141 EP - Plan of Implementation in Poland......Page 70 Public Participation in Decisions Relating to the Environmental Management of Ministry of Defence Sites......Page 84 Environmental Policy in the Slovak Armed Forces, Environmental Management System as a Challenge for the Future......Page 90 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in the Military Sector......Page 94 A Corporate EMS for the UK Minsistry of Defence......Page 104 Recommendations based on the NATO -CCMS Pilot Study on Methodology, Focalization, Evaluation and Scope of Environmental Impact Assessment......Page 110 Environmental Management Systems, Reliability Management, and Vulnerability Assessments: Potential within Contemporary Security Settings......Page 122 Non - ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation and Environmental Security......Page 130 Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe as a Prototype of Nuclear Terrorism......Page 138 Environmental Security: a Case of Slovenia......Page 158 Military Conversion / Restructuring and Sustainable Development Strategy......Page 172 Index of Environmental Acceptability of Military Training......Page 180 Method for the Military Facilities Risk Assessment......Page 186 Risk Assessment of Large Capacity Petrol Storehouse......Page 196 The Roving Windows Methodology for Risk Management and Remedy Optimization, An Approach for Addressing Chemical Contamination Across Large Areas of Soil......Page 200 Environmental Technologies Research and Deployments at Los Alamos National Laboratory......Page 208 The Superfund Basic Research Program......Page 216 Protection of Rare Species and Habitats in the Armed Forces of Lithuania......Page 226 Slovak Military Veterinary Services Protect and Exploit Rare Species for 11 years......Page 236 Protection of Natural Habitats within the Military Land, Experiences from U.S. Army, Europe......Page 242 The Problem of the Environment and Nature Conservation in Romania......Page 250 The NATO Advanced Research Workshop, "Effective Scientific Communication Related to Recent Challenges and Activities in the Military Sector," was the result of close collaboration between defense and environmental officials in the United States and the Slovak Republic. It was recognized that effective solutions to environmental problems are achieved through the proper application of science, including the communications and the social sciences. Workshop was co-directed by Messrs. Ronald A. Kreizenbeck of US EPA and Lubomir Kušnír of Slovak Ministry of Defense. Workshop topics were grouped into five major topic areas including 1) Environmental Policy Perspectives, 2) Environmental Management Systems and Public Participation, 3) Environmental Security, 4) Environmental Decision Support, and 5) Protection of Nature and Natural Systems. Delegates from nineteen countries assembled to explore these topics at the Hotel Danube in Bratislava from April 22-26, 2003. A total of forty six delegates were in attendance, twenty from NATO countries and twenty six from Partners for Peace countries. The final program included technical sessions using a presentation and dialog format, work groups, field trips, and networking sessions. There were twenty nine technical presentations divided into seven sessions, and these form the basis for these proceedings. xiii Acknowledgments The organizers of this Advanced Research Workshop acknowledge the support of two major financial sponsors, the NATO Science Programme and the U.S. Department of Defense (USDOD) under the Partners for Peace Program (PfP)

the Rate Of Adoption And The Quality Of Environmental Management Systems (ems) At Military Facilities Requires Support And Leadership From The Highest Levels Of Management, Adequate Resources To Both Develop And Implement Ems, And An Acknowledgement By The Military Commanders That Personnel Involved In Ems Are An Integral, Important Part Of Facilities And Operations Management. Future Success Will Depend On The Responsiveness And Robustness Of The Initial Systems As Well As Their Enthusiastic Acceptance By Facility And Operations Managers.
the Unifying, Universal Theme Of This Book Is The Effective Communication Of Scientific Results In A Rapidly Changing Environment. Specific Environmental Issues Related To Operations At Military Facilities Include Encroachment On Training Ranges, Implementation Of Effective Ems, Pollution Prevention In The Military Sector, And Public Participation, Especially As This Relates To The Unique Requirements Of National Security.