E-Team Experience with Regional Partnerships in North America Began with Air Pollution.  Our Mission We are members of the E-Team, (Earth Team), a volunteer association of environmental and protected area professionals who collaborate with governments, professionals, and citizens of other nations on ways to curb the ruinous effects of pollution and development on the air, water and land resources of protected areas. We have also been involved in creating several kinds of regional planning schemes, structured around a unique set of inclusive partnerships, to protect a broader range of natural areas and sensitive ecological treasures while enhancing vibrant and sustainable forms of tourism and related development. We believe our experiences can have a positive impact wherever governments and citizens are working to develop ecologically sensitive and publicly acceptable approaches for sustainable development, while there is still time to do so.