Registration ends 07.4.2026 at 23:59 h

COURSE DESCRIPTION
With the increasing human pressure on ecosystems and natural landscapes, one of the main challenges is to design and develop actions that supports the preservation of biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing. A central theme here is to integrate the ecological dimension with the socio-cultural dimension in order to create sustainable landscapes and equitable societies. Therefore, this module does not only focus on biodiversity, but also on human societies and their wellbeing.

During the seminar we will examine why we conserve biodiversity, how are biological and cultural diversities linked, and what are the key basic elements and processes to look at in order to think and design conservation policies and actions linked to wellbeing.

Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Get knowledge about the state of the art in conservation biology from the perspective of ecological restoration;
2. Reflect about who conserves and restores, why we conserve and for whom,
3. Analyze current sustainability policies and actions related with conservation and restoration, and
4. Analyze and critically evaluate biological conservation practices;
5. Be able to be able to communicate the aforementioned aspects in writing and oral formats.

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