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Collaborative Environmental Project in Indonesia ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
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The University Consortium on the Environment [UCE], is a joint undertaking between York University, Toronto, and the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, in the field of environmental education and research. These two Ontario universities are providing support to universities Sam Ratulangi [Manado], Tadulako [Palu], Haluoleo [Kendari] and Hasanuddin [Ujung Pandang] in Sulawesi; and to University of Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University and Institute Technology Bandung in Java. Education and training opportunities include Ph.D. and Masters studies in Canada and Indonesia, academic exchanges among the participating universities, and joint Indonesian-Canadian research projects.
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Education and Training Program of CEPI is mainly directed at
institutional capacity building in Environmental Studies Centers (ESCs) in Indonesian state
universities, one in each of the four provinces of Sulawesi.
Environmental Studies Centers exist in some 75 institutions of higher
learning across Indonesia. They
are generally coordinating units with few permanent staff and rely on
bringing together individuals from a wide range of departments and
faculties across the campus. ESCs function to conduct environmental
research, to provide training (but not regular credit courses) and to
implement a variety of community outreach activities. The Education and Training Program aims to enhance capacity to conduct interdisciplinary ecosystem-based research, and improve capacity to design and implement high quality short-term training for government, private sector and community organizations. In particular, it is expected that these activities will strengthen the ability of the ESCs to play appropriate roles in all aspects of the government-mandated EIA process, from training through to review and assessment. Four
state universities in Sulawesi are the focus of capacity building
activities: Three
major Java-based universities play an important support role in
capacity development with their counterpart universities in Sulawesi: Deforestation (1) and inappropriate farming systems (2) lead to erosion, siltation and poor water quality in the downstream areas of the rivers (3), further impacting the health of the off-shore coral reefs that protect the shoreline and provide breeding grounds for fish. Deforestation also reduces biodiversity, such as endemic species of economically valuable palm species (4). Erosion and sedimentation are also caused by small-scale gravel mining along riverbanks (5), leading to siltation and shortened lifespan of reservoirs (6). The Project fosters participatory methods both in terms of research methodology (7) as well as in catalyzing multi-stakeholder forums that aim at improving management of local environments and natural resources (8). *Click numbers to view image in a separate window. Training of trainer workshops and course materials on topics such as basic environmental management, coastal resources management, watershed management, social aspects of the EIA process, and gender and environment are being prepared. |
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