EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
**EESG** 12/2 – Nutrient trading to improve water quality
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, December 2, 2011, Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Dr. Michelle Perez is a Senior Associate at the World Resources
Institute (WRI) where she serves on the Water Quality Team in the
People and Ecosystems Program. At WRI, Michelle leads the Mississippi
River Basin project to determine the economic and environmental
feasibility of nutrient trading to address hypoxia in the Gulf of
Mexico. Nutrient trading between sewage treatment plants and farmers
is being increasingly used as a key policy tool to improve the
cost-effectiveness of policies that cap pollution to specific water
bodies. Michelle’s presentation will highlight findings from WRI
analyses on the efforts to geographically prioritize conservation
funds and to allow trading to achieve clean water goals. She will also
address the many socio-political, technical, and economic barriers to
implementing trading.
Michelle also leads WRI’s Farm Bill project to improve the
environmental effectiveness of the federal conservation programs
through geographic targeting of financial assistance funds. Prior to
this position, Michelle served as Senior Analyst with the
Environmental Working Group and worked on international energy
efficiency issues in China, India, Mexico, and the Philippines for the
Alliance to Save Energy. In Spring 2010, Michelle received a doctorate
in environmental policy from the University of Maryland School of
Public Policy for her research comparing agricultural regulations in
Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Michelle has a Masters degree in
environmental policy from Maryland and an undergraduate degree in
biology from Occidental College.
We look forward to seeing you at our discussion!
For more information please contact the EESG Team:
policy.ecolecon@gmail.com
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http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/ecolecon
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