Expertise and Management of Natural and Anthropized Areas 1

General objectives: understand the methods and tools needed for the assessment and management of natural and anthropized areas. Acquire scientific knowledge in the implementation of protocols (rigor, relevance, etc.) and in the ability to develop methods (self-training, use of knowledge monitoring tools, etc.).

At the end of this module, learners will have the skills to implement biodiversity study methods necessary for defining management plans or expert assessments requested by public bodies (ONCFS, parks, research laboratories, etc.) or consulting firms. This module includes the ability to critically evaluate objectives and methods.

The teaching is carried out in the form of three sequences.

Sequence 1: Preparing a naturalist assessment

At the end of the sequence, learners are able to provide the information needed to validate a naturalist's expertise. They are familiar with bibliographic research tools. They are able to analyze a scientific article (in English) to extract information about the methods used. They have seen the rules for formatting reports.

Session 1: Group work: listing the elements contained in a naturalistic study - Duration: 1.5 hours

            Analysis of studies conducted within regulatory frameworks: management plans, PNA, DOCOB, impact studies, etc.

            Sessions 2 & 3: Reading articles - Duration: 6 hours

Work on content (technical vocabulary), work on the form of articles.

The work is based on an analysis of the content of two recent articles.

Session 4: Bibliographic research tools and report formatting - Duration: 1.5 hours

Session 5: Group work: formatting the naturalistic study – Duration: 3 hours.

At the end of the session, one hour is devoted to presenting and preparing the work to be done remotely.

Students must write a summary on a monitoring method associated with a given taxonomic organism/group. Time required: 6 hours.

Work-study students must search for an existing summary of a monitoring method associated with a given taxonomic group/organism. Time required: 1 hour.

Sequence 2: Conducting a naturalist assessment

            By the end of the sequence, learners will have seen the regulatory elements concerning protected species and protected areas.  They will be familiar with the regulatory procedures required to carry out expert assessments, including access to private land and intellectual property rights relating to naturalist data. In addition, they will have knowledge of the different types of protocols (presentations by students based on the summary exercise in sequence 1).

            Sessions 1, 2, and 3: presentation of the regulations necessary for naturalist expertise.

Sessions 4 & 5: Learners' presentations on methods.

Presentations are prepared at the beginning of the session for 30 minutes using a computer connected to the Internet and a guide sheet. Presentations last 5 minutes. Each presentation is followed by 5 minutes of comments.

Sequence 3: Communicating naturalist expertise

At the end of the sequence, learners will be familiar with the rules of oral communication (particularly the use of slideshows). They will also be proficient in communicating naturalist data in naturalist databases.

Sessions 1, 2, and 3: Work based on student presentations (sequence 2)

Presentation and application of oral communication rules

Sessions 4 & 5: management of naturalist data and incorporation into databases associated with the SINP.

- Experience in the professional field of biodiversity management

- Use standard digital tools and IT security rules to acquire, process, produce, and disseminate information.

Module of the professional degree in Natural Area Studies and Development

Module complying with the work-study schedule

Understanding the process of knowledge formation in different disciplines

English: knowledge of scientific vocabulary related to the disciplines, understanding of simple written or oral scientific documentation, ability to understand a document intended for the general public in English (written, oral, or video)

Know how to use concepts and tools from different disciplines to analyze a document, an observation, or the results of an experiment.

Know how to search for and extract information critically, prioritize information sources and identify their reliability, and summarize them.

Know how to give an oral presentation and write a scientific report, using illustrations and a presentation tailored to the audience, with the help of appropriate IT tools.