Tribal Natural Resource Stewardship, Economics, and Law Graduate Certificate

Designed to meet the professional and leadership needs of individuals interested in Tribal natural resources and environmental programs considering multiple perspectives regarding economic value and exchange of decision-making affecting the natural resources of Tribal Nations. The courses in this program provide a transdisciplinary area of study that aims to address the connections between human economies and natural ecosystems. The courses will cover topics including the roles of Tribal resource and environmental managers, modes of market and non-market resource valuation and uses for those valuations. Practical areas of study will include sustainability, pollution control, benefit-cost analysis, air and water quality, waste management and conservation, both on and off of Reservations.

The courses in this program provide a transdisciplinary approach that aims to address the connections between human economies and natural ecosystems. The certificate prepares students to understand the connection between economic decisions and stewardship of natural ecosystems.