NSERC CREATE Land Reclamation International Graduate School (LRIGS)

工业资源开采活动对景观和生态系统的影响越来越受到国内外科学家、土地管理者、政府和公众的关注。可利用的陆地基础不断减少(约50%)，地球上的人口同时增加，这使得开垦受干扰的土地成为全世界培训和发展的一个非常重要的领域。21世纪最紧迫的挑战之一将是进行填海，以确保这些土地的长期生态和环境可持续性，以及依赖这些土地的社区的社会经济可持续性。加拿大迫切需要训练有素、适应能力强、具有创新精神的专业人员，他们在环境科学方面有坚实的基础，并了解相关的社会经济政策。CREATE资金将用于支持与目前的国际合作伙伴建立农垦国际研究生院(LRIGS)。 LRIGS是加拿大第一个此类土地复垦培训项目。培训团队由来自加拿大和国外的优秀研究人员以及来自行业和政府的关键人员组成。学生将解决与油砂和煤矿开采复垦相关的重大科学挑战。这一独特和创新的培训计划将促进知识的快速转移，并将其落实到行业和监管制度中，以促进及时有效地开垦受干扰的土地。学员的技术和管理技能将在全球范围内适用。LRIGS的国际部分将提供丰富的培训环境，增强学生的流动性，并提供独特的学习体验。每一批LRIGS学生将参加联合课程、讲习班、实地经验以及与工业和国际合作伙伴共度的时间。它们将拥有独特的技术培训和通信、公众参与、政策制定、商业化和技术转让方面的培训。

Impacts of industrial resource extraction activities on landscapes and ecosystems have generated increasing attention from scientists, land managers, government and the public in Canada and abroad. The decreasing useable terrestrial land base (approximately 50%) and the concurrent increasing human population on planet earth make reclamation of disturbed lands a highly essential area of training and development worldwide. Among the most pressing challenges of the 21st century will be reclamation to ensure the long term ecological and environmental sustainability of these lands and the socio-economic sustainability of the communities which depend upon them. Canada is in urgent need of highly trained, adaptable and innovative professionals with a solid grounding in the environmental sciences and with an understanding of associated socio-economic policy. CREATE funding will be used to support establishment of the Land Reclamation International Graduate School (LRIGS), with current international partners. LRIGS is the first land reclamation training program of its kind in Canada. The training team comprises outstanding researchers from Canada and abroad coupled with key personnel from industry and government. Students will address significant scientific challenges associated with oil sands and coal mining reclamation. This unique and innovative training program will facilitate rapid knowledge transfer and implementation into industrial and regulatory regimes to facilitate timely and effective reclamation of disturbed lands. The participant's technology and management skills will be applicable worldwide. The international component of LRIGS will provide a rich training environment that will enhance student mobility and provide a unique learning experience. Each cohort of LRIGS students will be involved in joint courses, workshops, field experiences and time spent with industrial and international partners. They will have a unique combination of specific technical training and training in communications, public engagement, policy development, commercialization and technology transfer.