Conservation biology

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

1. Introduction to Biodiversity Conservation(BC): definition of Conservation Biology. 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. Theimportance of social acceptability and political commitment. Need for biodiversity indicators and to measure the impact of conservation. 

Students also carry out group work in which they present a BC project, based on the questions: why, what, where, how, how much does it cost and how do we know if it's effective? 

- Good level of written and spoken English 

- Basic knowledge of ecology 

- Basic knowledge of biodiversity conservation 

All teaching is in English.

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

- Key concepts in conservation biology  

- Understand the main criteria for prioritizing conservation actions  

- Develop a critical approach to the effectiveness of conservation actions