The document discusses establishing a new working group within the IUGS Commission on Geoscience for Environmental Management (GEM) to improve communication of environmental geoscience information. The working group will focus on developing tools to help scientists better communicate with non-scientists and address challenges like differing perceptions of risk. Its goals are to build relationships with decision makers, coordinate existing communication efforts, and establish a management group and program of activities. Effective engagement with non-scientists while also debating and learning their perspectives is emphasized as important to the working group's success.

1. Communicating Environmental Geoscience - a new working group of the IUGS GEM commission Dave Liverman and Ken Lawrie Nottingham, September 2006

2. Stephenville 2005

3. Badger 2002

4. New Orleans 2005

17. CBS - an example

18. CBS Real estate listing Magnificent oceanfront home Dramatically appointed Watch icebergs,whales, sailboats & the surf Livng room is 100’ (30 m) from the ocean!!! Erosion rates 0.1- 0.5 m/ year over 10 years of measurement 10-50 m of erosion in 100 years

22. Planner’s answer? High tide mark 1:100 year high water mark?