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The Environment and Sustainable Development Research Centre at UNB was established in 1994 with funding from the Environmental Trust Fund. The Centre provides a focal point between the university, the private sector, government and the public. It is independent of the traditional academic departments thus reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of sustainable development and the necessary integration of economic development with environmental protection. The Centre provides access to the research and development resources of the University. The University is a member of the Environmental Science Technology Alliance Canada (ESTAC).

The ESDRC conducts research and provides training courses under contract or grant. The Centre has the capacity to facilitate the implementation of sustainable development in industry, communities, and resource sectors by the facilitation and delivery of short courses in community sustainable development, natural resource sector sustainability, environmental management, stakeholder consensus decisions, and business approaches to sustainable development.

Project areas are:

Community Livelihoods: assists and facilitates communities in developing their own solutions to rural underemployment.

Institutional Adaptation: explores ways to achieve greening, cost savings, and job enrichment for institutions and industry.

Action Plans for Sustainable Development: brings stakeholders together to make Codes and Principles for the sustainable development of Canada's natural resource sectors operational at the regional and company level.

Policy and Decision Areas Where Consensus is Effective: research into improving the effectiveness of the institutions and mechanisms we use for resolving conflicts.

Training in Facilitation for Consensus: learn how to use dialogues with stakeholder groups (public groups, business sectors, government, educational bodies) to effectively reach agreement and draw up action plans.

Distance Learning Course on Environmental Management: this course uses the Internet structure and delivers modules on environmental management.

Executive Courses for Sustainable Development: targets mid- career professionals, and delivers a set of modules covering sustainable development through distance learning and short residential sessions.

Centre Director, Jessie Davies and Chair in Sustainable Development, Steve Thompson, are experienced in environmental management and facilitation of stakeholder consensus in a number of Canadian natural resource sectors. They lead a team conducting research into causes of conflicts among stakeholders, developing tools for consensus, and providing training in resolution of conflicts arising from different environmental, social and economic values.

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