2023
Biodiversity Conservation
Name: Biodiversity Conservation
Code: BIO13057M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Biological Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. To know how to value biodiversity and the conservation of nature in a multidisciplinary context;
2. Recognize the Wild Man-Wildlife interface and the risks associated with disease transmission, both ways, as a relevant issue in conservation
3. Recognize the importance of the public and "Stakeholders in the implementation of conservation measures.
2. Recognize the Wild Man-Wildlife interface and the risks associated with disease transmission, both ways, as a relevant issue in conservation
3. Recognize the importance of the public and "Stakeholders in the implementation of conservation measures.
Contents
1. Human population growth and environmental degradation
2. What is and what are the objectives of Conservation Biology
3. Biodiversity: what is it and what are the main threats
4. Biodiversity and ecosystem services as a fundamental pillar of human well-being and health
5. The role of the Human-Wildlife interface in the transmission of diseases and risks associated with nature conservation and human health
6. The importance of multidisciplinarity: Ecology, Sociology, Politics, Economics
2. What is and what are the objectives of Conservation Biology
3. Biodiversity: what is it and what are the main threats
4. Biodiversity and ecosystem services as a fundamental pillar of human well-being and health
5. The role of the Human-Wildlife interface in the transmission of diseases and risks associated with nature conservation and human health
6. The importance of multidisciplinarity: Ecology, Sociology, Politics, Economics
Teaching Methods
Structured exposure; discussion and debate; seminars.
The evaluation will consist of a synthesis report on a conservation theme and an oral presentation of the topic followed by discussion. The autonomous study will be supported in the tutorial hours and by e-learning.
The evaluation will consist of a synthesis report on a conservation theme and an oral presentation of the topic followed by discussion. The autonomous study will be supported in the tutorial hours and by e-learning.
Teaching Staff
- António Paulo Pereira Mira [responsible]
