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| ENVT2057-1 | Biodiversity and protected areas
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| Duration : | 6h SEM, 18h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Grégory Mahy |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| 1. Biodiversity
a. Définition
b. Measuring biodiversity
c. How do we value biodiversity ?
2. The biodiversity crisis
a. Extinction rates
b. Destruction and fragmentation of habitats
c. Species exploitation
3. Protected areas
a. The history of protected areas
b. A legal framework for protected areas
c. Ecological paradigms and their application to protected areas
d. The basic rules for the design of potected areas network
e. Human within prtected areas
f. Cases study |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To provide a synthesis of biodiversity management in the contexte of protected areas.
After completing the course the student is expected to
be able to set up a strategy to built a network of protected areas in a given eco-socio context |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Teachings and Field visits |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| LOCKWOOD et al. 2006. Managing Protected Areas. IUCN. Bibliothèque Ecologie. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination bbased on a field report (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Mahy, Grégory (Professeur)
Biodiversity and Landscape unit
081 62 22 45
mahy.g@fsagx.ac.be |
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