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- EIN 13-3755530
- 900 17th Street Nw Suite 700 Washington DC 20006 USA
- www.heinzctr.org
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Causes: Environment, Technology
Mission: Established in December 1995 to carry on the work of Senator John Heinz (1938-1991), The Heinz Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution dedicated to improving the scientific and economic foundation for environmental policy through multisectoral collaboration. The Center fosters collaboration among industry, environmental organizations, academia, and all levels of government in each of its program areas and projects. It uses scientific and economic analyses to develop viable options to solving problems, and its findings and recommendations are widely disseminated to public and private sector decision makers, the scientific community, and the public. The active involvement of high-level decision makers in government and industry, as well as of leading academic researchers and environmental activists enables the Center to make a unique contribution to environmental policymaking. The Center’s work currently focuses on three strategic areas: Environmental Reporting; Global Change; and Sustainable Oceans, Coasts, and Waterways.
Programs: Environmental Reporting. Accurate, up-do-date, and policy-relevant information is critical for sound decision making about natural resources and the environment. The Center's work in this area to date has focused on creating a blueprint for periodic, high-quality, nonpartisan reports on the condition and use of ecosystems, analogous to the familiar suite of economic indicators. The State of the Nation's Ecosystems (2002) identifies indicators for coasts and oceans, farmlands, forests, fresh waters, grasslands and shrublands, urban and suburban areas, and the nation as a whole; it describes conditions and trends where possible and highlights key information gaps. Periodic updating of the report will ensure its continued utility and relevance. Global Change. Global changes in climate are a critical issue, requiring the collaboration of scientists, economists, business people, and governments. In both developed and developing countries, global changes in biological diversity and land use present significant challenges to policymakers. To deal with the many facets of global change, the Center is committed to developing innovative policy options based on sound information. Initiatives on the needs of users of climate information, acceptable concentration limits of greenhouse gases, thresholds for ecosystem change, ocean acidification, carbon sequestration, and changes in land cover and land use reflect the Center's four-sector approach to meeting the challenges of global change. Sustainable Oceans, Coasts, and Waterways. Aiming to improve coastal, marine, and inland waters policy and management through multisectoral scientific and economic research, the program covers issues ranging from erosion hazards to dam removal to human links to coastal disasters. Recent major projects include Dam Removal: Science and Decision Making and Evaluation of Erosion Hazards. The Center continues to focus on coastal hazards, fisheries, and multiple uses of the coastal zone.
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