The plan includes an updated mission and vision statement, which will guide the activities and objectives of the Chemical Safety Board. The CSB’s updated strategic plan was developed in part using information provided by stakeholders in industry, labor, environmental, standard-setting and public health organizations, academia, and other government agencies.
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US Chemicals Safety Board releases its 2017-2021 Strategic plan
US Chemical Safety Board, 20 Oct 2016
Indonesia agency pushes plan to tackle deforestation, fires
Todayonline, 7 Mar 2016
Indonesia’s anti-graft commission said government agencies have agreed on a plan to combat corruption in the forestry industry that costs the state billions of dollars in lost revenue and is behind fires that pollute Southeast Asia. The plan leans heavily on technology to build an accurate picture of where illegal deforestation and conversion of peatland into farmland is occurring, using Landsat satellites, drones and LIDAR pulsed laser-based mapping.
Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru get big boost in deforestation tracking, biomass measurement
Mongabay, 11 Jul 2012
Representatives of NGOs and government agencies from Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru took part in a special technical training session on monitoring deforestation, forest degradation and biomass organised by the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF). The week-long training aims to improve the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems which are an integral part of REDD+.