UNU-LRT presented at the SER conference in Madison, USA
The Society of Ecological Restoration held its fifth world conference on ecological restoration in Madison, Wisconsin, USA from 6 to 11 October 2013. UNU-LRT was presented at the conference in an oral presentation and in a poster. The UNU-LRT Director, Hafdis Hanna Aegisdottir, gave a talk titled Education for sustainable development with a focus on land restoration - what is its impact? The poster presented, focused on UNU-LRT training and capacity building as an essential part of reaching a sustainable future. One former UNU-LRT fellow from 2011, Ms. Altantsetseg Balt from Mongolia, attended the conference. She works for the Mongolian mining company Oyu Tolgoi LLC in restoring mined land.
Four scientists, who teach and supervise in UNU-LRT annual six-month training programme, also attended the conference and gave oral presentations on their research and projects. These scientists come from the Agricultural University of Iceland and the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland. About 1200 delegates attended the conference from 54 countries, representing scientists and practitioners, environmental NGOs, private corporations, government agencies, and community and indigenous leaders. Information on the fifth SER conference can be found here.