Conservation biology (in-depth)

"All teaching is carried out in English.

The courses present 4 aspects of Conservation Biology, based on current scientific research in this discipline:

1. Introduction to biodiversity conservation (BC): Conservation Biology definition. Why conserve biodiversity? Who are the main players in BC and the role of science in BC.

2. Species conservation: What are the priority species? How can species be conserved? How do you know if a species is "well conserved"?

3. Space conservation: What are the priority spaces? How to conserve spaces?

4. Does conservation work? Importance of social acceptability and political commitment. Need for biodiversity indicators and to measure the impact of conservation.

Students also complete a group assignment in which they present a BC project, around the questions: why, what, where, how, how much it costs and how to know if it's effective."

Knowledge :

- Understand the main scales, tools and players involved in conservation,

- Key concepts in conservation biology,

Know-how :

- Know how to use the main criteria for prioritizing conservation actions,

- Develop a critical approach to the effectiveness of conservation actions.

- Good level of oral and written English, as all teaching is in English.

- Basic knowledge of ecology.

- Basic knowledge of biodiversity conservation

100% continuous assessment

Hourly volumes :

CM : 0 h

TD: 8 h

TP : 0 h

Field : 0 h

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SPS: 0 h

Seminars: 7 h

Outside UM: 0 h