1. Professional certification in ecological restoration: improving the practice and the profession.
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Nelson, Cara R., Bowers, Keith, Lyndall, Jennifer L., Munro, John, and Stanley, John T.
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RESTORATION ecology ,INVESTMENTS ,CERTIFICATION ,NATURAL resources management - Abstract
Given increasing investments in ecological restoration around the globe, there is a need to develop standards of practice to improve professional training and encourage the highest quality of performance possible. Although professional certification is a mechanism for promoting and improving the profession, until now certification has not been available to individuals who practice ecological restoration. The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is launching a professional certification program in early 2017. The program requires professional experience, a knowledge base in five broad subject areas, understanding of the foundations of the profession, and adherence to a code of ethics. The SER certification program will certify both practitioners (Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioners [CERPs]) and practitioners-in-training (Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioners-in-training [CERPITs]). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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