The Ecological Recovery Service, or ERS, is a Terragens institution which focuses on repairing environmental damage done to Earthclan's colony worlds by their former tenants.[1]
Organization[]
The ERS consists of bureaucrats, scientists, and a large number of field workers, with branches located on every Earthclan colony world. ERS professionals are well-paid and held in high regard in Terragens society; many high-ranking Terragens officials served in the ERS. Non-professionals consist of students, Probationers, drifters, and Workfare recipients, who receive only meager pay but are eligible for other benefits.[1] Field workers and scientists on planets such as Garth may be organized into teams for certain projects,[2] and may perform their duties at ecological management stations.[3] ERS workers are also considered part of Earthclan's military reserves.[1]
Duties[]
Duties performed by ERS workers include planting trees, cleaning up old landfills and strip mines, and managing the relocation of existing wildlife,[1] as well as the introduction of Earth species which may benefit the planetary ecosystem.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
In GURPS Uplift, ERS is said to stand for Ecology Reconstruction Service.[1] It is also once referred to as the Economic Reconstruction Service, which is assumed to be a typo.[5]