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Using Intelligence Data for Environmental Needs
Balancing National Interests
In the post-cold-war era, there is a growing awareness that intelligence data such as imagery could contribute to environmental programs, management of natural resources, and even disaster relief. A key question facing policymakers and intelligence community managers is whether (and how) to balance routine unclassified environmental surveillance with traditional intelligence missions. This report discusses the stakeholders, interests, opportunities, and risks for the United States in greater use of intelligence data for environmental purposes by civil agencies, universities, and industry. After discussing alternative approaches to providing intelligence data for environmental uses and evaluation criteria, the authors offer summary observations, open questions, and recommendations on actions the U.S. government and the intelligence community should and should not take. An appendix includes three government policy statements on using intelligence data for environmental purposes.
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Contents
Chapter One:
A Changing Intelligence Environment
Chapter Two:
Stakeholders and National Interests
Chapter Three:
Benefits, Costs, and Risks
Chapter Four:
Alternative Approaches to Providing Intelligence Data for Environmental Uses
Chapter Five:
Observations and Recommendations
Appendix:
Appendix
Bibliography
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