Mr. Matthew Charles Lyle has completed an e-learning course on introducing environment, natural resources, and UN peacekeeping operations. The objectives of the 2-hour course were to increase awareness of how the environment and natural resources relate to and affect peacekeeping operations and to describe personal responsibilities to implement environmental policies. Upon completing interactive modules and scoring 70% or higher on a quiz, participants receive a certificate from UNITAR attesting to their successful completion of the course.

1. Mr Matthew Charles Lyle
has successfully completed the e-Learning Course on
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
10 December 2014
Mark Halle
VICE-PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL, IISD
Achim Steiner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
UNEP

2. UNITAR e-Learning Course on Introduction to Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations
Objectives and Expected Outcomes
As a direct answer to the Greening the Blue report recommendation, the aim of this training module is to increase general awareness of key environmental and natural resource concepts to all peacekeeping staff. At the end of the course, participants are able to: 1) Describe how environment and natural resource link to and affect peacekeeping operations; 2) Identify the multiple benefits of addressing environment and natural resources in peacekeeping; 3) Describe how environment and natural resources are addressed by UN peacekeeping policies and mandates as well as sources of good practice; and 4) Explain personal responsibilities and actions to be taken by every peacekeeper to implement the DPKO/DFS environmental policy.
Duration and Workload
The course is broken down into three main sections:
Introduction to the learning objectives and key concepts;
Seven main reasons to care about environment and natural resources in peacekeeping operations;
What can each of us do to address environment and natural resource challenges at the field level?
Approximately the course takes 2 hours to complete.
Methodology
The course is self-paced. Content is presented through interactive slides, videos, maps and graphs. The learners will be assessed based on a quiz at the end of the course.
Certificate
UNITAR attests that the bearer of this certificate has successfully completed this e-Learning course and has fulfilled all course requirements, obtaining a grade of 70% or above on the final assessment.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Peacekeeping Training Programme
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Telephone: + 41 22 917 12 34
Facsimile: + 41 22 917 89 93
Website: www.unitar.org/ptp
Ref: UNP2011