Assignment 3

Environmental management plan -
Scoping document

Apply the skills and knowledge built during the semester to a practical problem in land management

Identify and natural resources in the study area

Identify management issues associated with the use fo these resources

Explore and evaluate the management options for this site

Explore and evaluate the management options for this site.

Submit your Scoping Document according to the instructions outlined in "Delivery and submission of assessment items".

A copy of your Scoping Document will be forwarded to the panel of experts for comment and discussion during the Online Final Forum.

Technical Content

• Comprehensive assessment of resources
• Comprehensive assessment of constraints
• Demonstrated understanding, and appropriate application, of management tools and models
• Management priorities are considered at the appropriate spatial scale

Management content

• Understanding of issues associated with principles of multiple-use
• Recommendations include consideration of national principles for rangeland management
• Consideration of management issues at appropriate scales
• Concerns and perspectives of key stakeholder groups are adequately addressed
• Recommendations are feasible

Presentation

• The structure of the plan is logical and easy to follow
• The written expression is grammatically correct and clear
• References are cited and presented correctly
• Text is well supported by figures and tables