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Training Course on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Impact Assessment for Indian Forest Service Officers (12th - 13th August 2010)

EVALUATION REPORT BY THE PARTICIPANT
[Note: Please fill in all the items in the reports Your objectivity will help us to make improvements in the future training course (s)]

Number of participants : 19

1. Name of the institution/organization : Wildlife Institute of India

2. Title of the training Course : Two Day Training Workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Impact Assessment” for IFS Officers.

3. Duration & period of the training Course : Two days (12th to 13th August 2010)

4.    Training Course objectives

To improve the understanding of the mechanisms to mainstream biodiversity in the EIA framework for good reporting and sound decision making.
To empower the natural resource managers to appreciate issues and conflicts related to developments through ecologically sensitive areas.

5. Did you receive advance intimation from the institute/ organization about the programme?  If so, when did you respond to the institution?

(a) When the intimation was received? : Generally a fortnight before the course

(b) When the officer responded? : Generally a week before the course

6. What do you think about the theme/topic structure and organization of the training course to meet the objectives on a scale of 10?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses             1 1 8 8 1

Overall rating 88%

7. How useful the information provided/interactions made in this training course will be to you  in your job?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses             1 2 1 9 4

Overall rating 84%

8. Do you feel you got enough opportunities to interact with the fellow participants?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses             1 1 9 3 5

Overall rating 85%

9. How far have you been benefited from interactions with the fellow participants during the training course ?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses             2 3 5 6 3

Overall rating 85%

10. How far the reading material supplied was relevant and related to the topic of the training course?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses             1 3 5 5 5

Overall rating 85%

11. Do you feel the institute/ organization made enough efforts in providing the maximum possible information on the theme/topic?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses               1 6 5 7

Overall rating 89%

12. To what extent are you satisfied with the following?

(The institution may phase block the parameters not applicable)
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(highest)                         (lowest)

a. Reception:

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses             1   3 5 7

Overall rating 86%

 b. Transport facilities availed/not availed: If availed:

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses           1     3 4 10

Overall rating 92%

 c. Residential accommodation Facilities availed/not availed If availed:

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 1 4 14

Overall rating 97%

d. Food quality and service:

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 3 6 10

Overall rating 94%

e. Conference room facilities:

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 1 8 10

Overall rating 95%

f. Library facilities availed/not availed, If availed:

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses           1       1  

g. Interactions with the faculty and fellow participants:

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses           1   2 6 5 5

Overall rating 85%

 13. Which part (s) of the brainstorming sessions did you find most useful?

Strategic Environmental Assessment
Narmadasagar Project Case study
Best practices for mitigating impacts on biodiversity
Strengthening partnership between industry & forestry sectors for improved outcome from impact assessment
Application of biodiversity offsets and panel discussion on role of foresters in professionalizing EIA in biodiversity conservation
Complete training course was useful
All sessions were very useful
Mitigative measures in EIA
Most of the interactions during the sessions
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for forestry sector
Ways & means of mainstreaming environmental issues in development projects
Role of Quality Control Council
Role of foresters in EIA report

14. Your overall impression of the training course ?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses               1 4 8 6

Overall rating 90%

15. Any other comments/observations/suggestions you wish to make about the sponsoring of training course in future and the suggested topics/themes.

Presenting more case studies on the topics.
Include valuation of ecosystem services approach.
Duration of training should atleast be 3-5 days.
It is very useful course for Forest Officer and should also be provided to other concerned departments.
Excellent training course
It may be continued in the same manner with more case details on mining in RF areas.
More reading material
Detailed methodology and steps to be included in the EIA process with a case study
Include recently published book “Biodiversity in Environmental Assessment: Enhancing Ecosystem Services for Human Well-Being” in the course material

Last Updated: February 20, 2013