Additional Training Workshop for Legal Task Forces: Developing Skills to Undertake Legal and Policy Reform for SLM

1. At the meeting between University of England (UNE) and the legal Task Forces (LTFs) on 4 and 7-8 October 2009 in Bishkek an urgent need for additional specialized training was identified by the LTFs. In particular the training would focus on skills to enable the LTFs to effectively complete their obligations in preparing the Regional Natural Resource Management Governance Framework (RNRMGF), including national laws and institutions necessary to implement the trans-boundary law. 2. Key topics requested by the LTFs for further training included: • Interpretation of governance principles and international environmental law norms (from global and regional environmental treaties and strategies) and application to national level law-making and reform; • Developing legal and institutional elements from international law for; land management, protected area management, biodiversity, climate change, soil and water protection, environmental management - for national law-making and reform; • Discussing case examples from these legislative areas to show how the norms and elements can be directly applied by LTFs in preparing the RNRMGF, which includes the national laws and institutions necessary to implement a trans-boundary law.