Professional certification in ecological restoration: improving the practice and the profession |
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| Authors: | Cara R Nelson Keith Bowers Jennifer L Lyndall John Munro John T Stanley |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, U.S.A.;2. Biohabitats, Inc., Charleston, SC 29492, U.S.A.;3. Society for Ecological Restoration, Washington, DC 20005, U.S.A.;4. Munro Ecological Services, Inc., Harleysville, PA 19438, U.S.A.;5. WWW RESTORATION, Paradise, CA 95969, U.S.A. |
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| 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]). |
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| Keywords: | credential education knowledge profession standards |
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