ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Owing to the challenges of rapid environmental degradation and depletion of our precious resources at global, national and local scales, CRADLE engages in various environmental resource management programmes designed to promote sustainable development. Our staff have worked as members of environmental management committees in the University of Calabar, the Cross River State Government, among others. Our interest in environmental resource management  is diverse and encompasses all aspects including: scientific, technological, management, monitoring, regulation such as environmental impacts assessment (EIA) among others. For example, we are involved in The Access Initiative (TAI), a programme which seeks to assess the degree to which the population of various regions have access to three kind of rights to: information, justice, public participation, and capacity building concerning environmental management.   The Access Initiative (TAI) Most significantly, CRADLE has been leading the Nigerian national coalition of civil society organizations working under global and regional civil society coalitions called The Access Initiative (TAI). The TAI-Nigeria national coalition is a part of the TAI Africa and TAI Worldwide, which is closely associated with Partnership for Principle 10 (or PP10)- another programme that is working worldwide and also regionally. The TAI is designed to improve the standard of environmental management in various nations by applying the TAI methodology for assessing the degree of access that people in a delimited territory have to the following environmental resources-related variables: information, justice, public participation and capacity building. The Access Initiative Nigeria national coalition comprises civil society partners including Ecofield Foundation and CRADLE, while advanced discussion is ongoing with the third Partner. Partnership for Principle 10 (or PP10) The PP10 programme is an initiative by governments, civil society organizations, and international agencies to provide the public with access to information, participation, and justice for environmentally sustainable decisions. It was launched in 2002 as a Sustainable Development Partnership (SDP) under the auspices of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Work in the PP10 is based on commitment to: Encourage credible and independent assessment of policies and practice using a framework of indicators to identify strengths and weaknesses in implementation; Collaborate with Partners and other stakeholders to improve policies and practice by prioritizing opportunities and implementing programmes to strengthen capacity and enhance partner performance; and Developing specific commitments for which Partners are individually accountable.