Lessons Learned From Joint Training Land Management

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoff Hooper ◽  
Tracey Temple
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Joint Training

Forest Management In Mongolia – A Review Of Challenges And Lessons Learned With Special Reference To Degradation And Deforestation

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Gradel ◽  
Gerelbaatar Sukhbaatar ◽  
Daniel Karthe ◽  
Hoduck Kang
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Hydrological Regime ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Driven System ◽  
The Status

The natural conditions, climate change and socio-economic challenges related to the transformation from a socialistic society towards a market-driven system make the implementation of sustainable land management practices in Mongolia especially complicated. Forests play an important role in land management. In addition to providing resources and ecosystem functions, Mongolian forests protect against land degradation.We conducted a literature review of the status of forest management in Mongolia and lessons learned, with special consideration to halting deforestation and degradation. We grouped our review into seven challenges relevant to developing regionally adapted forest management systems that both safeguard forest health and consider socio-economic needs. In our review, we found that current forest management in Mongolia is not always sustainable, and that some practices lack scientific grounding. An overwhelming number of sources noticed a decrease in forest area and quality during the last decades, although afforestation initiatives are reported to have increased. We found that they have had, with few exceptions, only limited success. During our review, however, we found a number of case studies that presented or proposed promising approaches to (re-)establishing and managing forests. These studies are further supported by a body of literature that examines how forest administration, and local participation can be modified to better support sustainable forestry. Based on our review, we conclude that it is necessary to integrate capacity development and forest research into holistic initiatives. A special focus should be given to the linkages between vegetation cover and the hydrological regime.

scholarly journals The Development and Use of Sustainability Criteria in SuRF-UK’s Sustainable Remediation Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1781 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bardos ◽  
Hayley Thomas ◽  
Jonathan Smith ◽  
Nicola Harries ◽  
Frank Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Contaminated Land ◽  
Sustainability Criteria ◽  
Sustainable Remediation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Uk

Sustainability considerations have become widely recognised in contaminated land management and are now accepted as an important component of remediation planning and implementation around the world. The Sustainable Remediation Forum for the UK (SuRF-UK) published guidance on sustainability criteria for consideration in drawing up (or framing) assessments, organised across 15 “headline” categories, five for the environment element of sustainability, five for the social, and five for the economic. This paper describes how the SuRF-UK indicator guidance was developed, and the rationale behind its structure and approach. It describes its use in remediation option appraisal in the UK, and reviews the international papers that have applied or reviewed it. It then reviews the lessons learned from its initial use and the opinions and findings of international commentators, and concludes with recommendations on how the indicator categories might be further refined in the future. The key findings of this review are that the SuRF-UK framework and indicator guidance is well adopted into practice in the UK. It is widely recognised as the most appropriate mechanism to support sustainability-based decision making in contaminated land decision making. It has influenced the development of other national and international guidance and standards on sustainable remediation. However, there is room for some fine tuning of approach based on the lessons learned during its application.

scholarly journals Lessons from community-based payment for ecosystem service schemes: from forests to rangelands

2012 ◽  
Vol 367 (1606) ◽  
pp. 3178-3190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Dougill ◽  
Lindsay C. Stringer ◽  
Julia Leventon ◽  
Mike Riddell ◽  
Henri Rueff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Community Control ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Community Monitoring ◽  
Payment Schemes

Climate finance investments and international policy are driving new community-based projects incorporating payments for ecosystem services (PES) to simultaneously store carbon and generate livelihood benefits. Most community-based PES (CB-PES) research focuses on forest areas. Rangelands, which store globally significant quantities of carbon and support many of the world's poor, have seen little CB-PES research attention, despite benefitting from several decades of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) projects. Lessons from CBNRM suggest institutional considerations are vital in underpinning the design and implementation of successful community projects. This study uses documentary analysis to explore the institutional characteristics of three African community-based forest projects that seek to deliver carbon-storage and poverty-reduction benefits. Strong existing local institutions, clear land tenure, community control over land management decision-making and up-front, flexible payment schemes are found to be vital. Additionally, we undertake a global review of rangeland CBNRM literature and identify that alongside the lessons learned from forest projects, rangeland CB-PES project design requires specific consideration of project boundaries, benefit distribution, capacity building for community monitoring of carbon storage together with awareness-raising using decision-support tools to display the benefits of carbon-friendly land management. We highlight that institutional analyses must be undertaken alongside improved scientific studies of the carbon cycle to enable links to payment schemes, and for them to contribute to poverty alleviation in rangelands.

Collaborative Agency Training for Parent Employees and Professionals in a New Agency Addressing Children's Mental Health

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail B. Werrbach ◽  
Cary E. Jenson ◽  
Katherine Bubar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
System Of Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Training Curriculum ◽  
Family Strengths ◽  
The Family ◽  
Joint Training

This paper describes an 8-week training curriculum conducted jointly with parent employees and professionals in a uniquely constructed agency. The agency provides case management and wraparound services for children with serious emotional disabilities (SED). Parents of children with SED helped conceptualize the agency, and parent employees play important roles in management and daily operations. Several experiences in developing this rural agency are portrayed and employee views are explored. The greatest focus is on aspects of the collaborative seminar for training employees in implementing the family strengths-based system of care in children's mental health. The curriculum is described, followed by lessons learned and implications for future parent–professional joint training.

scholarly journals Adaptive monitoring for multiscale land management: Lessons learned from the Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) principles

Rangelands ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Kachergis ◽  
Scott W. Miller ◽  
Sarah E. McCord ◽  
Melissa Dickard ◽  
Shannon Savage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Adaptive Monitoring ◽  
Inventory And Monitoring

scholarly journals Tactical EMS Deployment at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s172-s172
Author(s):  
Emmanuelle St-Arnaud
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Medical Team ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Social Disorder ◽  
Joint Training ◽  
Prehospital Emergency

Introduction:The G7 Summit was held in Charlevoix, Quebec (Canada) on June 8 and 9, 2018. The Urgences-santé Corporation (USC), in charge of prehospital emergency services in Montreal and Laval, was asked to intervene outside of its usual territory during the Summit, mainly because it has the only tactical medical team in the province of Quebec to be equipped and trained for high-risk situations.Aim:Part of USC’s tactical medical team was deployed to the Charlevoix region from May 29 to June 10, 2018. The team had two responsibilities: act in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) attack, and in the event of social disturbance or violence, provide care for protestors and the police officers tasked with maintaining and restoring order.Methods:The mission required rigorous preparation to ensure the team’s safety outside its usual area of activity while maintaining full coverage of metropolitan Montreal, where the impacts of the G7 Summit were also felt. Emphasis was placed on intensive coaching of the tactical medics, on joint training, and on the coordination of intervention protocols across EMS, fire and law enforcement.Results:A total of 14 tactical medics and two managers were sent to Charlevoix for the Summit. Before their departure, three joint training days were held, and our training center provided six days of training to our partners.Discussion:While no CBRNE incident or major social disorder occurred during the Summit, USC was able to gain more visibility and therefore reach out to different organizations on site. Close ties were developed with the Sûreté du Québec (provincial police), with whom USC now regularly collaborates during training and interventions. The lessons learned also helped consolidate our extra-territorial deployment procedures.

Lessons Learned in Applying the HLA to the Joint Training Confederation

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zach Furness ◽  
Mark A. Robinson ◽  
Carol Chiang ◽  
John Logsdon ◽  
Mitchell Primas
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Joint Training
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