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Principles for Ecologically Sustainable Management
Quick questions on Environmental Law, Policy and Stakeholders - TCE Environmental Science (Tasmania)
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What are the roles of stakeholders?Show answer
Environmental issues involve many stakeholders, and they often value the environment differently. Governments make and enforce rules and try to balance interests. Industries such as forestry, aquaculture, mining and tourism seek to use resources and create jobs and income. Local communities care about their amenity, health and economy.
What are making evidence-based decisions?Show answer
A sound management decision follows a recognisable process: define the problem clearly, gather scientific evidence about the issue and likely impacts, identify the stakeholders and their interests, generate possible options, evaluate each option against environmental, social and economic criteria and the principles of sustainable development, then choose, implement, monitor and adjust. Monitoring is essential because it reveals whether the decision is working and allows it to be improved, linking management back to the fieldwork and data skills emphasised across the course.
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