There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Conservation Biology has been called a "crisis discipline" to reflect the fact that it is a branch of biology that has developed to address the global loss of biological diversity related to human impacts such as habitat loss/fragmentation, over-exploitation, invasive species and climate change. A firm foundation in this discipline will be essential for you to be successful in a career following your degree in Animal and Conservation Biology and Marine and Freshwater Biology in the coming decades. Through a series of lectures, you will learn some fundamentals of conservation biology: why is biodiversity important for humans: the threats to biodiversity: the need for evidence-based conservation practice: adaptive management principles: principals of protected area networks: ecological rewilding/restoration etc.Through a series of tutorials, you will explore these topics in more depth using case-studies that apply to your own areas. Case-studies will explore the evidence-based conservation with special reference to terrestrial systems (ACB) and aquatic systems (MFB). A main focus of the module will be the use of published literature to ensure you have a strong foundation in the role of the evidence base in the success of conservation strategies.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Evaluate the importance of biodiversity to ecosystems and describe the main threats facing biodiversity.

LO2: Identify the ecological principles that underlie the both the design and prioritisation of areas for protection.

LO3: Demonstrate the requirement for evidence-based and multidisciplinary solutions to conservation of biodiversity.

LO4: Provide specific examples of evidence-based conservation actions in either aquatic or terrestrial systems.