Biodiversity management

Duration

18h Th, 6h SEM

Number of credits

Lecturer

Arnaud Monty

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Biodiversity : définition and concept
Biodiversity today: a brief overview
The value of biodiversity
The threats on biodiversity
Protecting biodiversity

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

After this teaching, the student will be able to:
Identify the components of an ecological system threatened by global change, in line with the types of threats.
Develop a structured vision of biodiversity and biological conservetion
Define the ecological challenges of a project in the context of biological conservation, and identify strengths and weaknesses of management options
Develop a structured vision of legal aspects in the context of sustainable management of natural/disturbed habitats
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisites:
English Ecology
The other teachings in the module are co-requisites.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture (Potential seminars: dependng on the organization)

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Lecture
e-learning and seminars may be used. In that case, precisions will be given to students during the teaching activities or via e-mail.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

All lectures, diaporamas and seminars are part of the matter on which the student can be evaluated.  It is recommended that the student takes notes during the courses.
Diaporamas are made available through the BlackBoard platform, as wall as complementary documentation. This is not exclusive of additionnal information provided during the lectures.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

written exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Oral examination (100%)
The examination is oral, with written preparation.

Attention: during the exam no multimedia device is allowed. Using such a device can be considered as cheating and lead to a malus.
 
Adaptation to the COVID-19 situation
If the foreseen examination is not allowed it will take the form of an online written exam. It is not allowed to read the course or any other document during the exam. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Seminars will take place according to opportunities (presence of foreign or Belgian specialists, conferences, etc.) and shedule constraints. Therefore, seminars can take place at a different time than a priori presented in the schedule. Information about seminars organization will be given during lectures. It is the responsability of the student to be sure he/she had access to this information.
The schedule of lectures can also, exceptionnally, be changed. In this case the information would be given orally at a previous lecture. It is the responsability of the student to be sure he/she had access to this information.

Contacts

Arnaud Monty University of Liege Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Biodiversity and Landscape Unit Passage des Déportés, 2 B-5030 Gembloux Belgium
E-mail address: Arnaud.monty@ulg.ac.be

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