Thematic Areas
Proposed Topics
** This suggested list of topics is not exhaustive. Abstracts and papers may be submitted for another topic under any of the main themes below.
- Pre-Conference Workshops
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Biogas Technology
- Tailings Dam Design and Monitoring
- Environmental Design for Waste Disposal
- Mine Permitting and Closure
- Environment, Health and Safety Management
- Impact of Industrial Activities on Water, Land and Air
- Health and Safety Issues in the Natural Resource Sectors
- Accident and Emergency Management
- Environmental, Health and Safety Training
- Environmental, Health and Safety Communication
- Risk Assessment and Management
- Environmental, Health and Safety Audits
- Environmental Accounting and Reporting
- Industrial Activities and Human Health
- Oil and Gas Extraction and Environment
- Environmental Impact Assessment, Permitting and Management
- Operational Opportunities and Challenges
- Impact and Management of Spills
- Air Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies
- Waste Management in the Tar Sands Sector
- Reclamation Practices
- Biotechnology and Bioremediation of Petro-chemicals
- Mobility of Recalcitrant Petro-chemicals
- Water Management Issues
- Sustainable Management Strategies
- Oil and Gas Well Abandonment Considerations
- Environmental and Socio–Economic Challenges
- Forestry and Environment
- Soil Erosion and Stabilization Management
- Sustainable Logging Activities
- Carbon Cycling and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
- Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Forestry Roads
- Forestry Practices and Riparian Protection and Management
- Sediment Control and Watershed Management
- Terrain Analysis and Soil Rehabilitation
- Emerging Technologies for Environmental Protection
- Regulatory Issues in Forestry
- Land Rehabilitation
- Environmental and Socio–Economic Challenges in Forestry
- Mining and Environment
- Environmental Impact Assessment, Permitting and Management
- Environmental Issues in Surface and Underground Mining
- Mine Waste Management – Waste Characterization and Disposal
- Mineral Processing and the Environment
- Water Management – Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Balance
- Control and Treatment of Contaminated Groundwater
- Surface Stabilization and Erosion Control of Mining Wastes
- Tailings Storage Facilities – Planning, Design, Operating, Decommissioning and Closure Issues
- Acid Rock Drainage and Metal Leaching Issues
- Prediction, Prevention and Treatment of ARD
- Small Scale Mining: Economics, Technology and the Environment
- Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance Programs for Mine Waste Storage Facilities
- Baseline Data Collection and Environmental Performance Monitoring
- Mine Waste Mitigation Technologies
- Environmental Regulations
- Environmental and Socio–Economic Challenges
- Mine Reclamation Financial Cost Management
- Towards Sustainable Mining – Evolution of the Mining Sector
- Mine Site Decommissioning, Closure and Reclamation
- Energy Management – Energy Audits and Conservation
- Good Management Practices – Case Studies
- State-of-the-Art Technologies for Environmental Performance and Protection
- Applications of Geographical Information Systems
- Application of Non-Evasive Monitoring Techniques – Geophysical and Remote Sensing Methods
- Emerging Technologies for Environmental Monitoring
- Conventional Treatment – Chemical Treatment
- Passive Treatment Systems – Natural and Constructed Wetlands
- Cotreatment Technologies
- Alternative Approaches - Use of Contaminated Water for Recovery of Metals
- Bioremediation and Eco Technologies
- Emerging Technologies for Environmental Protection
- Integration of Gender in Environmental Management
- Gender and Work Patterns in the Work Place
- Gender Representation in Environmental Impact Studies
- Gender Representation in the Environmental Workforce
- Strategies for Involving Women in Framing Environmental Policies
- Role of Non-governmental Women Organizations in National Environmental Policy Making
- Environmental Monitoring Institutions and Policy Development
- Challenges Facing Environmental Monitoring Institutions in Developing Countries
- Strategies for Implementing and Enforcing Environmental Regulations
- Implementation of the Polluter Pays Policy: Successes and Challenges
- Capacity Building of Environmental Monitoring Institutions in Developing Countries
- Sustainability, Corporate Investment and Social Responsibility
- Sustainable Natural Resources Development – Examples from the Continents
- Strategic Environmental Partnerships for Corporate Investments and Resource Exploitation
- The Roles of Government and Private Sector in Social Responsibility
- Collective Bargaining and Social Responsibility
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