Feedback
Course feedback based on the comments of the participants (participants' names suppressed)
Worthwhile things learned during the course
- Importance of biodiversity considerations in EIA
- Valuation of costs is a key for good mitigation planning.
- Better understanding of the role of EIA in defining biodiversity values and development option.
- Learnt real life practical examples of how biodiversity issues have been incorporated in EIA
- Excellent cases studies
Things that helped the participants work effectively
- Collaboration, methodology and experience of course presenters
- High level of visualization in course planning.
- High quality of resource persons and presentations and high degree of interactions.
- Good case studies, very well qualified and experienced professionals
- Very participatory methodology
- Informal atmosphere
- Willingness of the presenters to share information
- Great team of organizers and good planning inputs
- Mitigation options presented during the course
Things that kept the participants from being more effective
- The room was very small
- Lack of economic knowledge and short duration
General comments and suggestions
- Very well organized. "I appreciate and I am so glad I attended this course."
- This course should be made a regular event in future IAIA meeting.
- Include more case studies and extend the course duration.
- Include the trans boundary and regional impacts.
- Include more hands on activities.
Last Updated: January 29, 2013