Archives by Tag 'stakeholder analysis-conflict assessment'
False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team (2009-Present)
In Fall 2009, CONCUR was asked to help the NOAA/NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) prepare for and convene the pre-meeting of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team meeting held November 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii. CONCUR’s work on this effort focused on several key tasks: (1) providing strategic planning advice to PIRO; [...]
Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) – BRTF Unanimously Adopts South Coast Region MPA Proposal
On November 12, 2009, the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) unanimously (5 – 0) adopted a preferred marine protected area (MPA) proposal for the south coast study region, which includes 27 state marine reserves (SMRs), 1 state marine park (SMP) and 16 state marine conservation areas (SMCAs); this recommended proposal is referred to as [...]
“Conflict Resolution Day” Presentation at EPA Region 2
CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary and Senior Associate Bennett Brooks gave a presentation October 15, 2009, to attorneys and program staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, the regional office covering New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The presentation, organized by Region 2 ADR coordinator Joseph Siegel to [...]
New CONCUR Fact Sheet on Watershed Planning
CONCUR has prepared a new fact sheet focused on our watershed planning experience and expertise (download PDF).
Watershed planning touches on a broad range of issues including local land use policies, stream protection concerns, restoration goals, flood control, and water quality. The planning framework can be transboundary and address implications for climate [...]
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (2008-present)
CONCUR is facilitating the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). CONCUR’s work focuses on (1) conducting initial stakeholder assessments, (2) convening both in-person and teleconference meetings among fishermen, conservationists, academics, researchers and various government agencies, and (3) summarizing emerging agreement. CONCUR’s work with NMFS on this effort [...]
Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team (2005-present)
CONCUR is facilitating the Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team (PLTRT) for the National Marine Fisheries Service. The aim is to complete a regulatory negotiation to reduce take of protected pilot whales and Risso’s dolphin species. Team members include representatives of the longline fleet from Maine to Florida, state and regional fisheries organizations, national [...]
Design and Facilitation of a Stakeholder Involvement Process: Port of Oakland Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan (2007-2009)
Throughout 2007 and 2008, CONCUR facilitated the Port of Oakland Maritime Air Quality Task Force, a body created to engage stakeholders in developing the Port of Oakland’s Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan (MAQIP).
The Port of Oakland is the fourth-busiest container port in the United States and one of the nations’ gateways for trade with Asia. [...]
California Ocean Protection Council National Collaborative Fisheries Research Workshop (May 2008)
CONCUR completed an assignment for the California Ocean Protection Council wherein we helped design and facilitate a two-day nationwide workshop on Collaborative Fisheries Research (CFR). Our team conducted pre-workshop interviews to help create the workshop agenda, and used our working knowledge of ocean and coastal policy, including the status of California ocean fisheries, to [...]
Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team (2007-present)
CONCUR is facilitating the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This work – one of four Take Reduction Teams being facilitated for NMFS by CONCUR – strives to identify consensus-supported approaches that can reduce bycatch to sustainable levels. After an initial stakeholder assessment, CONCUR convened and [...]
CALFED: Assessment of Water Use Efficiency Technical Assistance (2006-2007)
As part of ongoing inter-agency efforts to implement a Water Use Efficiency (WUE) Program in California, in 2007, the US Bureau of Reclamation asked CONCUR, Inc. to conduct an assessment of the technical assistance provided in support of local WUE programs. CONCUR gathered information from two main sources: a set of approximately 40 confidential stakeholder [...]