Category: Environment

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Published: July 13, 2026    Best Practices, Botanical Collections, Collection Management, Collection Management Policies & Procedures, Curation, Curation Practices, Environment, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections

Integrated pest management is the preventive process protecting collections from damaging pests. Current recommendations for IPM discourage using toxic chemicals, or using them minimally. Preventative measures usually include things like isolation and observation, non-chemical treatment of collections before integrating with a main collection, pest identification for understanding of issues, and building envelope exclusionary measures. Most…

Environmental Specifications and Sustainability

Published: March 26, 2025    Collection Management, Environment, Wiki Home

Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Introduction 3 Sustainability within the museum setting 4 Sustainable development goals within museums 4.1 Action Items 5 Educators and staff working directly with visitors 6 Researchers and Staff 7 Energy consumption 8 Waste Reduction 9 Materials reused 10 Materials discarded 11 Contributors 12 References Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about best practices for environmental specification for collections spaces…