Defense and the environment - effective scientific communication : Proceedings of the Nato Advanced Workshop on Effective Scientific Communication Related to Recent Environment Protection Challenges and Activities in the Military Sector, Bratislava, Slova

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). International Conventions in Environment: For Better Mutual Co-operation....Pages 3-14 Environmental Aspects of Managing of Natural Resource Assets within the Military Sector....Pages 15-19 Environmental Policy of the Czech Ministry of Defence....Pages 21-31 Environmental Policy in the Estonian Defence Forces....Pages 33-41 NATO Environmental Doctrine from Hungarian Point of View....Pages 43-50 Stanag 7141 EP — Plan of Implementation in Poland....Pages 51-61 Public Participation in Decisions Relating to the Environmental Management of Ministry of Defence Sites....Pages 65-70 Environmental Policy in the Slovak Armed Forces, Environmental Management System as a Challenge for the Future....Pages 71-74 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in the Military Sector....Pages 75-83 A Corporate EMS for the UK Ministry of Defence....Pages 85-89 Reccomendations based on the NATO-CCMS Pilot Study on Methodology, Focalization, Evaluation and Scope of Environmental Impact Assessment....Pages 91-100 Environmental Management Systems, Reliability Management, and Vulnerability Assessments: Potential within Contemporary Security Settings....Pages 103-110 Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation and Environmental Security....Pages 111-117 Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe as a Prototype of Nuclear Terrorism....Pages 119-137 Environmental Security: A Case of Slovenia....Pages 139-152 Military Conversion/Restructuring and Sustainable Development Strategy....Pages 153-158 Index of Environmental Acceptability of Military Training....Pages 161-166 Method for the Military Facilities Risk Assessment....Pages 167-176 Risk Assessment of Large Capacity Petrol Storehouse....Pages 177-180 The Roving Windows Methodology for Risk Management and Remedy Optimization, An Approach for Addressing Chemical Contamination across Large Areas of Soil....Pages 181-187 Environmental Technologies Research and Deployments at Los Alamos National Laboratory....Pages 189-196 The Superfund Basic Research Program: A Model for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Risk and Prevent Exposure....Pages 197-203 Protection of Rare Species and Habitats in the Armed Forces of Lithuania....Pages 207-216 Slovak Military Veterinary Services Protect and Exploit Rare Species for 11 Years....Pages 217-221 Protection of Natural Habitats within the Military Land, Experiences from U.S. Army, Europe....Pages 223-230 The Problem of the Environment and Nature Conservation in Romania....Pages 231-244

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.