strategy
Training integrative approaches to environmental management and planning
Synonyms:
Training in integrated environmental management Description:
The development of a cadre of trained professionals in integrated environmental assessment, equipped with appropriate analytical tools and models, and supported by global observing systems and other data collection processes. These will be important ingredients in the institutional preparations for sustainable development. Context:
Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) is a process designed to incorporate environmental considerations of development proposals within the planning process. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a step within the IEM procedure. IEM is holistic and embraces both large scale physical and social considerations; requires public participation; provides for the inclusion of environmental concerns early in the planning process; calls for alternative proposals to be considered; and continues through to monitoring, auditing and decommissioning. To this end, IEM is a useful tool for minimising the adverse impacts of development on biodiversity. Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Broader:
Managing resources holisticallyExpanding environmental management education and trainingFormulating management and trainingBuilding capacity for environmental managementIncreasing environmental management education capacitiesAdopting integrated approaches to sustainable developmentStrengthening training for sustainability in development aid projects Narrower:
Training in land resource managementEducating for integrated island managementProviding training on integrated pest management techniquesTraining staff on integrated infrastructure services planningTraining urban staff on environmentally sound management of urban developmentSupporting coastal zone management training programmes in developing countries Facilitates:
Caring for the landCaring for the landProviding specialized training in forest planningProviding training about high seas resource assessmentEnsuring sustainability by national development strategy adjustmentsRanking environmental problems for national environmental action plansCreating synergies between biodiversity and other development strategies Facilitated by:
Developing integrated farm management technologiesSupporting regional training programmes on environmental planning and management Values:
UnintegratedMismanagement Subjects:
Education → TrainingManagement → Management
Management → Planning
Environment → Environment
Interdisciplinarity → Interdisciplinarity
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
