2 ECTS Kourou Year 2 Semester 3 Elective Integrative/inter/transdisciplinary
Content
The objective of this module is to provide students with the basics of conservation management in the tropics. The course will introduce the notions of:
- Ethics of Conservation Management
- Fragmentation of environments and design of protected areas
- Biological invasions
- Principles of species conservation, concept of rarity
- Principles of ecosystem conservation
- Conservation management of tropical forests
Learning outcomes
The students should be able to understand the different aspects of conservation in a complex environment, and know the different actors and their roles.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures in the classroom.
At the end of the course, the students will meet the managers of Guyanese natural areas during a 2-day field trip and will have to put into practice their theoretical knowledge on a case study.
Type of assessment
- Group
- Oral presentation
Institution(s)
- Location : Kourou
- ECTS granting : AgroParisTech
- Organisation : AgroParisTech
Coordinator(s)
