Defining RMC - Resource Management and Conservation Program - Environmental Studies - Antioch University New England

Defining Resource Conservation & Management

RMC students The graduates from this program find themselves able to approach the natural environment through a diverse set of strategies that range from preservation and conservation to mitigation and restoration.

Conservation is at the core of why we educate and train professionals. For our students “conservation” is not simply scientific understanding of the natural systems, nor just conducting research within the natural world. Both of these are necessary activities but not sufficient. Ultimately, conservation is the lens through which “decision-making”, and the subsequent management of the implementation of those decisions, is accomplished.

Resource management is an inclusive term for the dynamic work of balancing human needs with maintaining and improving those natural systems upon which we depend.

We define “resource”, not as just as the natural resources, but also as: knowledge, stakeholders, networks, expertise, funding and time. We define “management” as the administrative, communication and facilitation skills required to critically utilize these resources to develop effective and sustainable solutions to the complex challenges that our graduates do face as professionals.