The Environmental Science and Policy program at UC Berkeley includes specific components for training graduate students in NEPA procedures, and students in other programs, such as Integrative Biology, are able to take some of the courses. mcneely
---- malcolm McCallum <[email protected]> wrote: > Arkansas State's Environmental Sciences PHD program was originally designed > with the intention to train people for consultant and Govt jobs. I'm not > sure if it still has that focus or not because it has been well 6-7 years > since I looked at the program. > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Nathan Brouwer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Regarding cross-training in ecology and policy, I know that the University > > of Washington school of forestry offers a dual masters degree in conjunction > > with the university's public policy school. Are these programs very common, > > though? > > > > There have been several op-ed pieces in Conservation Biology over the years > > that have called for this type of training. eg > > > > Training Idiot Savants: The Lack of Human Dimensions in Conservation > > Biology Author(s): Susan K. Jacobson and Mallory D. McDuff 1998 > > Cannon, J. R., J. M. Dietz, and L. A. Dietz. 1996. Training conservation > > biologists in human interaction skills. Conservation Bi-ology 10:1277-1282. > > Jacobson, S. K. 1990. Graduate education in conservation biology. > > Conservation Biol-ogy 4:431-440. > > > > From: Lee Davis <[email protected]> > > Date: March 6, 2011 7:47:35 AM PST > > Subject: academia vs consultancies vs govt > > Reply-To: Lee Davis <[email protected]> > > > > > > I think a major point that isn't being addressed here is that many > > professors who have focused solely on research and may have had little > > contact with regulation, on the ground conservation and management > > agencies/organizations often fail to understand the importance of training > > in NEPA, conservation easements, environmental economics, etc. as an > > important and needed addition to training in research methods. > > > > > > -- > Malcolm L. McCallum > Managing Editor, > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan > Nation > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > and pollution. > 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > MAY help restore populations. > 2022: Soylent Green is People! > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. -- David McNeely
