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Conference Calls & Presentations Peer-to-peer collaboration
What is Tribal P2? The network was formed in The major task of the network is to identify and address the environmental issues affecting tribal nations using pollution prevention methodologies. We do this by facilitating information exchange via: Our website & listserv Conference Calls & Presentations Peer-to-peer collaboration The national Tribal Pollution Prevention Network (Tribal P2) consists of environmental professionals from tribal entities, local, state and federal agencies, academia, and not-for-profit organizations around the nation. Our mission is to work collaboratively with tribes throughout the United States in reducing the environmental and health risks associated with the generation of waste in tribal lands. The network was formed in December 2003 from an EPA grant issued as a result of tribal requests for more specific tribal communication about Pollution Prevention (P2) efforts directly relating to tribes. Membership in the network now stands at ~ 300, with 99 Tribes participating. The major objective of Tribal P2 is to share information and identify solutions to address environmental issues affecting the tribal nations using pollution prevention methodologies. Tribal P2 has network members in 35 of the 50 states who participate by: Receiving information from our listserv on timely and relevant P2 topics, including news, announcements, and funding opportunities; Providing information to our listserv or for posting on the website; Utilizing for access to information; Sharing successes as presenters during regularly scheduled webinars or as on-line resources; Participating as peer-to-peer expert collaborators; Participating in regularly scheduled webinars on topics of interest to the network.
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How do we strengthen this network of knowledge?
Our peers are doing great work – they have figured out a whole lot… grant funding, feasibility assessments, gaining support from community & tribal government, etc. How do we share successes, lessons learned and peer expertise? The locations on this map indicate where participants in the network are located. The network consists of environmental professionals from tribal entities, local, state and federal agencies, academia, and not-for-profit organizations whose mission is to work collaboratively with tribes throughout the United States in reducing waste; saving energy and natural resources; and making our homes, schools, and businesses cleaner and healthier in tribal lands.
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