International guest lecturer Dr. Jeffrey Herrick

Applying methods learned in class

Last week Dr. Jeffrey Herrick, research soil scientist from the Jornada Research Unit, USDA-ARS, New Mexico, USA, held a short course on evaluation of restoration outcome for the UNU-LRT fellows. Moreover, specialists from the Agricultural University of Iceland and the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland attended the course. Dr. Herrick’s teaching included designing and establishing monitoring and evaluation system, and gathering and managing information. Furthermore, he taught about the importance of land potential when creating restoration and management plans.

This is the second time Dr. Herrick lectures at UNU-LRT. He also lectured at the programme in 2012, then focusing on land potential and rangeland health assessment. His input has been very valuable for the training at UNU-LRT.