Training personnel for biosphere reserves and other managed wildlands and watersheds: CATIE's experience in Central America
This paper describes the role of the Wildlands and Watershed Programme (WWP) of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Training Center (CATIE). CATIE's and WWP's objectives and principal activities including training are outlined. The characteristics of WWP's training strategy and programme are highlighted, including its regional emphasis, support to development of national training programmes, target groups, major types of activities, curricula, instructional methods and materials, linlages between activities, trainee selection process and instructors. The between activities, trainee selection process and instrutors. The programme's cost effectiveness, appropriateness to local problems and situations, integrated approach to solving resource management problems, emphasis on practical experience, and strategic focus are higlighted
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Format: | biblioteca |
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Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1984
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Subjects: | AREAS SILVESTRES, CONSERVACION, AMERICA CENTRAL, |
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Summary: | This paper describes the role of the Wildlands and Watershed Programme (WWP) of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Training Center (CATIE). CATIE's and WWP's objectives and principal activities including training are outlined. The characteristics of WWP's training strategy and programme are highlighted, including its regional emphasis, support to development of national training programmes, target groups, major types of activities, curricula, instructional methods and materials, linlages between activities, trainee selection process and instructors. The between activities, trainee selection process and instrutors. The programme's cost effectiveness, appropriateness to local problems and situations, integrated approach to solving resource management problems, emphasis on practical experience, and strategic focus are higlighted |
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