Title
SMART Training Report 2014
Author(s)
Tony Lynam, Saw Htun, Than Zaw
Published
2014
Abstract
A Myanmar National SMART user training was conducted at the Forestry Research Institute, Yezin, Myanmar from 13 – 16 th October 2014. The 4-‐day intensive training targeted protected area staff who are responsible for the management, analysis and reporting of ranger patrol data. Appropriate staff to join this training were individuals based at park offices who are involved in the entry of patrol data onto computer, analysis and interpretation, management and administration of patrol data, or people in the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division office who have direct responsibility for managing data coming from conservation sites. A total of 30 participants from 18 protected areas joined the workshop. The course covered: the philosophy of adaptive patrol management and the role SMART plays in facilitating this; how to use the SMART software (V3.0.2) and adapt it to the needs of the site. Overall, both the training and the SMART software were well received with 99% of respondents agreeing that the SMART approach to law enforcement monitoring (LEM) is relevant and useful to their conservation site and 99% agreeing that they can apply the knowledge and skills learnt to their work. The course was taught by Tony Lynam, with support from Saw Htun and Than Zaw. Saw Htoo Tha Po, Annie Chit and the FRI staff provided logistical support.
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