University Consortia on Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management SLUSE

The DUCED 1 -SLUSE consortium involves seven departments at two Danish universities -University of Copenhagen (KU) -- Roskilde University Centre (RUC). 1)Danish University Consortia for Environment and Development, funded by Danced/Danida for further information on DUCED-SLUSE see:

The objectives of the SLUSE program can be summarized as follows: ”.....establishment of partnership.... with special emphasis on enhancing capacities on curriculum development and stronger interdisciplinary integration.” “To develop a coherent interdisciplinary base for improvement of the ongoing research activities…..by appropriate twinning arrangements, collaborative research projects etc.”

DUCED - SLUSE partner universities: In Southern Africa: SACUDEUniversity KwaZulu Natal (South Africa) University of Swaziland University of Botswana In Southeast Asia: TUCEDUniversities in Thailand (Kasetsart, Chiang Mai and Maejo Universities and the Royal Forestry Department) MUCEDUNIMAS in Malaysia

A number of new courses have been developed by SLUSE, but most important is the joint course Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural Resource Management (ILUNRM) -Interdisciplinary teaching and project work -Collaboration with local students at partner universities -Co-teaching by staff from six different university departments in Denmark as well as local teachers at partner universities

The Joint Field Based Course (ILUNRM) Problem identification; problem formulation; theoretical framework; data sources / method selection; project preparation and presentation

Topics from previous courses Sustainable utilisation of medicinal plants? Role and importance of community projects Impact of irrigation scheme on livelihoods and rice production Potential for development of tourism in villages Social and environmental impact of oilpalm plantations Soil fertility management and erosion control Importance of livestock on livelihoods Trees for fruits, fodder and firewood Social reproduction of households Water quality and supply

Course structure ILUNRM Preparation in Denmark: –Internship course, early February –Lectures/exercises (3-4 weeks) Field Work in Malaysia, Thailand or South Africa: –2½ weeks, either week or March Reporting in Denmark (3-4 weeks) Exam Late April

Practical information re. ILUNRM Deadline for applications: 26th October 2007, 1000 Dkr deposit Student cost: Estimated to approx. Dkr (Air ticket, insurance and food) !! Make sure to keep yourself updated, either on the SLUSE homepage or through the SLUSE coordinator Andreas !!

Examples of other SLUSE courses Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (7.5 ECTS; Block 4 at KVL; start week 17/late April) Anthropology and the environment (KU) People and Environment in Africa (CAS/KU) Modelling and monitoring of ecosystems, vegetation and crops (Block 4. KU/KVL) Mapping and monitoring the environment using earth observation and GIS (KU) Socio-economic aspects of NRM (IU, RUC) Development Economics (KVL) (Block 4) Agro-forestry / Participatory Forest Management (KVL) (Block 2) Land Resources and Crop Production in the Tropics (15ECTS, KVL, Block 1+2) Farming Systems in the Tropics (Block 2 at Geography, KU; start week 46/November)

”Tell me and I forget Show me and I remember Involve me and I’ll understand Step back and I’ll act” (Chinese proverb)