A Guide to Participating in the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Process
Date Released
March 2017
A Guide to Participating in the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assess

When an oil spill occurs, natural resources like fish, birds, and marshes may be injured. A natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) is a process focused on figuring out what those injuries are, coming up with a plan to fix those injuries, and then fixing them. This document is intended to help guide you as you determine how to engage in the Deepwater Horizon NRDA process. Following some brief background, the document is divided into two parts.

Handbook: Model Alaska Native Consultation Procedures
Author
Kathryn Mengerink; David Roche
Date Released
January 2016
Handbook: Model Alaska Native Consultation Procedures

Government-to-government consultation is an opportunity for better U.S. Arctic management decisions that are built on an exchange of views and perspectives with Alaska Natives. However, our past research showed that consultation had often failed to live up to its potential. The Handbook attempts to change that by providing a tool to support Alaska Natives as they develop their own policies and procedures for consultation, with a specific focus on marine mammal issues.

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