Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management and Development
| Duration: 1 year part-time, 1 semester full time Minimum: 24 units The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management and Development is designed to meet the needs of those professionally engaged in government and other policy-related organisations or activities and wish to extend their understanding of key approaches to environmental management and development, but who do not wish to take the full 48 unit Graduate Diploma or Master of Environmental Management and Development. The Certificate provides students with a range of opportunities for advanced investigation of the analytical skills, public policies and practical tools required for advising on key environmental management and development issues such as biodiversity conservation and climate change. The Graduate Certificate is currently available on-campus at either a full-time or part-time intensity. There are also intensive and distance-education delivery options available. The program can be completed fully on-line for those unable to attend the university. |
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Program Director: Associate Professor Luca TacconiLuca Tacconi has an extensive list of publications and has worked in distinguished national and international agencies and for several governments around the world. His work is focused on improving knowledge about the theory and the management of natural resources in order to support policies and initiatives aimed at reducing rural poverty and conserving natural resources. He conducts rigorous, policy-oriented research that seeks to propose options for reducing negative changes in the environment and thier impacts. His research has been supported by the European Union, Japanese, Indonesian, United States, Vanuatu and Australian governments as well as the World Bank and various conservation agencies. |
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