Grade B1 (Assessment 1 – A5 | Assessment 2 – B2)
Rationale
“Global biodiversity is part of a large and vital system, it provides basic services which we all rely upon such as: the provision of food, fresh water and clean air, it provides us with protection from the elements and at a deeper level it provides us with cultural services such as health and mental well-being and spiritual enrichment.
Global conservation has a long legacy, but it is constantly developing to reflect the complexity of the environment and the demands upon it. Since the Earth Summit countries have produced their own biodiversity conservation strategies. In order to meet these strategies, organisations have to develop and adapt research, theory and the practical applications to meet the increasing demands of dynamic environments and ecosystems.
At an international level the situation is even more complex; for example, both the scale and the interplay between social, economic and environmental are more significant. There are big questions to be considered: how do we focus on such large scales without missing the vital detail and how, given the complexity of the social/economic/environmental contexts of different countries, do we ensure fairness in the conservation decisions being made?
This module will look at the current mechanisms for delivering biodiversity conservation, the successes and conflicts that they have caused, and their impact on wider natural resource use and informing options for management of the environment.”
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Assessments
Assessment 1 – Poster/Oral Presentation:
Assessment 2 – Policy Brief:
