2025
Conservation Priorities Assessment
Name: Conservation Priorities Assessment
Code: BIO09802D
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Biology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To give tools and criteria towards an assertive assessment of conservation priorities. Main topics comprise
applied issues around species, communities and protected areas through a wide scope of the actual
conservation biology.
applied issues around species, communities and protected areas through a wide scope of the actual
conservation biology.
Contents
Assessement criteria for vegetation -floristics
Wild habitats and semi-natural habitats (Natura 2000)
Rare or endemic plants (EU-interestd)
Assessement criteria for animal/faunistics
National and international legislation
Conservation sinoptics (IUCN)
Ecological and biogeographic fundaments
Phylogeny & taxonomy
Social-ecomonic values
Assessement criteria for protected areas
Avaliação de habitats e biótopos
Social-ecomonic values for urban and rural areas
Models to select protected areas
Wild habitats and semi-natural habitats (Natura 2000)
Rare or endemic plants (EU-interestd)
Assessement criteria for animal/faunistics
National and international legislation
Conservation sinoptics (IUCN)
Ecological and biogeographic fundaments
Phylogeny & taxonomy
Social-ecomonic values
Assessement criteria for protected areas
Avaliação de habitats e biótopos
Social-ecomonic values for urban and rural areas
Models to select protected areas
Teaching Methods
Lectures; applied exercises; paper reviews; forum discussion
Accreditations and Certifications
