The Transition Landscape functions and people: Applying strategic planning approaches for good natural resource governance short course will be held from 19 November to 30 November 2012 in Bangkok in Thailand.
The training programme is organized by the Centre for Development Innovation at Wageningen University and Research Centre. Candidates from the following developing countries can apply for fellowship opportunity to participate in this course through the Nuffic – Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP).
List of eligible countries for NFP: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, DR. Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The course offers participants an opportunity to familiarize themselves with current landscape approaches and will provide opportunities to develop practical skills and experience in the use of “principles” and “tools” applicable for landscape-level planning, monitoring and implementation.
The course will equip participants to:
- Understand the context, principles and relevance of landscape approaches for natural resource governance in today’s changing world
- Understand how landscape-level planning processes can be developed and how they can be facilitated on the ground
- Become familiar with a variety of “tools” for landscape-level strategic planning and gain experience in applying and adapting these
- Understand how landscape approaches can contribute to improved decisionmaking, sustainable management and monitoring of natural resources.
The deadline to submit applications for securing fellowships for this course through The Netherlands Fellowship Programme is 1 May 2012. For more information, visit this link.
