Centre for Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE)
Centre for Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE)

General and Specific Objectives

The general objective of CNRE is to provide an institutional infrastructure and capacity for research, training and consultancy in natural resources and the environment for poverty reduction at household and national levels. Specifically, its objectives are to:

i. Establish a centre of excellence for research and development (R&D) in sustainable utilization of natural resources and sound environmental management
ii. encourage and conduct research in the areas of natural resources and environmental management;
iii. carry out research in biotechnology in areas of food and health sciences;
iv. coordinate research activities and provide information to researchers on priority areas of natural resources and environmental management;
v. introduce and strengthen postgraduate training (including through distance learning) and demand driven courses in natural resources and environmental management;
vi. review national policies/laws and international conventions/protocols related to natural resources and environment including climate change;
vii. undertake consultancies in natural resources, sustainable livelihoods, food security and environment, and
viii. disseminate scientific research findings to appropriate target groups through publications, seminars, workshops, courses and conferences.

Expected Outputs and Outcomes
The major outputs and outcomes will include:

* a centre of excellence for research and development in natural resources and environment;
* a programme for monitoring and assessment of anthropogenic sources of pollution and their effect on biodiversity and environment including climate change;
* environmental monitoring and evaluation (M & E) tools including industrial audits and EIAs;
* policy options for sustainable utilization of natural resources and environmental management;
* predictive models for environmental degradation and sustainable utilization of natural resources;
* technologies for sustainable utilization of natural resources including plants, animals, water and soils;
* enhanced capacity/skills of development partners including NGOs and communities for sustainable utilization and management of natural resources;
* increased awareness of partners and decision and policy makers on the critical role of sustainable utilization of natural resources and the environment, and
* strong and effective multidisciplinary teams involving partners for research and development.

For more information

Please contact:

PD@iirnd.org

Programme Director for CNRE
IIRD