Delivery method: Online: Scheduled Sessions(to include a virtural fieldtrip). 

With the ongoing biodiversity crisis, environmental protection and restoring biodiversity have become increasingly pressing issues. This module will provide an overview of science, theory and practical aspects of conservation biology. By exploring the interdisciplinary toolbox used by conservation biologists, will we critique ongoing conservation efforts by exploring real world case studies.

Course Description

With the ongoing biodiversity crisis, environmental protection and restoring biodiversity have become increasingly pressing issues. This module will provide an overview of science, theory and practical aspects of conservation biology. By exploring the interdisciplinary toolbox used by conservation biologists, will we critique ongoing conservation efforts by exploring real world case studies.

The course will cover the following areas:

The need for conservation.
The importance of conserving biodiversity at a range of scales, from genetic diversity to biomes and ecosystems.
Ecological and evolutionary theory underpinning conservation.
Practical approaches to conserving species, habitats and ecosystems.