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Managing the Environment Report
A Review of Best Practices

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This report was commissioned by the Government of Ontario from the Executive Resource Group. ERG was asked to provide the government with an independent review of best practices used by other jurisdictions to meet current environmental challenges and execute their various management responsibilities.

This report is part of the government's stated commitment to establishing Ontario as a leading environmental jurisdiction and as a model in the future for other jurisdictions to emulate.

The report is presented in two volumes (in PDF):

Volume I contains findings on best practices, an assessment of the Ontario context, and recommendations.

• Executive Summary
• Managing the Environment, A Review of Best Practices, Volume I
  (329 pages) [HTML Format]

Volume II contains the various research papers prepared for or commissioned by Executive Resource Group for the report.

1. Environmental Compliance Assurance: A Review of International Best Practices, Executive Resource Group [HTML Format]
2. Economic Instruments for Environmental Policy Making in Ontario, International Institute for Sustainable Development [HTML Format]
3. Review of Governance Models in Environmental Management, Stratos Inc. [HTML Format]
4. A Review of Selected Canadian Agencies as Possible Environmental Management System Models for Ontario, Joseph F. Castrilli [HTML Format]
5. Creating Leading Knowledge and Information Management Practices, IBM Canada [HTML Format]
6. Emerging Issues, Dr. Peter Victor, et al York University [HTML Format]
7. Access to Scientific and Technical Expertise, Dillon Consulting [HTML Format]
8. Environmental Monitoring: Leading Jurisdictions, Beak International
   Part 1 [HTML Format] » Part 2 [HTML Format] » Part 3 » Part 4
9. Review and Analysis of Best Practices in Public Reporting on Environmental Performance, Michael Keating [HTML Format]
10. Risk Analysis in a Complicated World, Dr. K.M. Thompson, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis [HTML Format]
11. A Review of Watershed Management Experience, Beak International [HTML Format]
12. Wastewater Discharge Permitting and Public Involvement, Pollution Probe [HTML Format]
13. Investing in Policy: Other Jurisdictions and Organizations, Executive Resource Group [HTML Format]

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