Working with Nature – Activities
Working with
Nature – Promotional Activities
Since its publication in 2008,
PIANC representatives have been actively promoting Working with Nature. Many other
organisations have now signed up to the Position Paper and are now also
actively supporting the philosophy it promotes.
PIANC is keen to monitor progress
with the promotion and adoption of Working
with Nature. To this end, we would
be grateful if you would submit any information on relevant initiatives in
order that we can record the promotion of the Paper and the uptake of the
philosophy. If you have been involved in
making presentations, etc. - or are aware of events or publications where the Working with Nature philosophy is being
promoted - please advise PIANC of the following:
- name(s) and
affiliation(s) of speaker(s) or meeting participants, or the name of the
relevant publication
- location of
the event, etc. if applicable
- date of event
or of the publication
- organiser of
the event or publisher if a publication
- title of
presentation (if applicable), link to website(s) and any other relevant
information
A record of some of the events, publications, etc. which
have already promoted Working with
Nature can be found by clicking here.
If you are interested in helping PIANC to promote Working with Nature, please send an
e-mail to wwn@pianc.org,
providing details about your intended initiative and we may be able to provide
you with a standard presentation designed to help communicate and promote the
philosophy.
Working with Nature – Correspondence
Group
As part of the Working
with Nature initiative, PIANC has set up an informal Correspondence Group.
This Group, which operates mainly by e-mail, aims to encourage those who have
an interest in promoting and implementing the Working with Nature philosophy to contribute to the process.
If you are interested in participating in this group,
please complete the Expression of Interest here and
submit your completed application to wwn@pianc.org.
In due course, a Working
with Nature Member Area will also be created, allowing those on the Working with Nature Correspondence
Group to share examples and evolving ideas prior to their publication on the
website.
Working with Nature – Database of
Case Studies
PIANC’s ExCom recently
agreed to support the development of a database (or similar) to help share
information about port, waterway or navigation development projects which have
adopted one or more elements of the Working with Nature
philosophy. A first version of a template which will be used to collect
information on practical case studies was agreed and can be found by clicking here. This template is now subject to ongoing testing and
improvement as part of a pilot exercise by members of the PIANC Working with
Nature Correspondence Group.
If you have a
navigation infrastructure case study which illustrates one or more elements of
the Working with Nature philosophy and which you would like to share
with the wider navigation community, please download the template, fill it in
and submit it for review to wwn@pianc.org.
Navigation infrastructure projects submitted for inclusion in
the Working with Nature database
will be evaluated by a PIANC EnviCom review panel. Those responsible for evaluating the
submitted projects will be looking for evidence of:
-
how the Working with Nature philosophy has been applied;
-
how the project ‘fits in’ to the
natural function of the environment without causing damage, disturbance or
loss; and
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whether there is a net gain for
nature, for example through an initiative to improve, restore or create habitat. In this respect, please be aware that whilst
PIANC understands the importance of mitigation measures designed to reduce
adverse environmental impacts, a fundamental principle of Working with Nature is that any approach which aims only to limit
damage is not sustainable. Working with Nature is about delivering
more than mitigation. As a result,
projects which only illustrate the mitigation of environmental impacts cannot
be included in the database.
Working with Nature – Potentially
Useful References
A further action agreed upon by EnviCom members was the
development of a list of potentially useful references which support the
implementation of the Working with
Nature approach to project development.
These references can be accessed by clicking here.
Working with Nature – Photography Competition
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‘Seal
7’ – Tim Green |
‘Nieuwe Waterweg The Netherlands’ –
Bas Wijdeven |
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‘Deurganckdok Hoge Dijk 2’ – Herbert
Smitz |
‘Vasieres, Port of Le Havre’ – Paul
Scherrer |
As part of the preparation of PIANC’s
The winning photograph, entitled 'Bracciano Lake' by Leo
Franco, is shown below, along with the runner-up ‘In the evening’, by Matt J.
Niemi. Other entries in this category, including those ‘highly commended’ by
Colin McPherson, can be viewed by clicking here.
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‘Bracciano Lake’ – Leo Franco |
‘In the evening’ – Matt J. Niemi |
Working with Nature –
Introduction
Working with Nature and
Climate Change
Working with Nature –
Position Paper