The primary purpose of EMU (Ecosystem Management Understanding) is to introduce managers and planners to recognising natural patterns and processes and learning to work with them toward the health and recovery of landscapes and habitats.
EMU (Ecosystem Management Understanding) helps managers and planners understand and work with natural patterns and processes. By learning to recognise these elements, they can better support the health and recovery of landscapes and habitats.
This approach was initiated in 2000 by Ken Tinley (DSc.Ecology and Wildlife Management) and developed together with Hugh Pringle (PhD. Landscape Ecology). EMU is a not-for-profit organisation. Only the title is trademarked – information, tecnniques and materials are freely available to be downloaded and used with due acknowledgement and reference.
The versatility of the EMU approach enables it to fit the various circumstances of culture, place, finance and climate. It is as valuable in the 3rd world as it is in the 1st world; with literate or illiterate land users.
The ultimate success of EMU occurs when pastoralists/managers rarely require extension help and instead help guide other managers in mapping their knowledge and learning how to recognise and interpret the signs of their land for management purposes.
