Advanced Biodiversity Conservation | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

FBM 7203

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

Department:

Forestry Biodiversity & Tourism

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

Biodiversity as a renewable resource; Role of biodiversity in ecosystem processes and resilience; Biodiversity in various ecosystems: biodiversity levels; Biodiversity along ecological gradients and in succession processes; Biodiversity and ecosystem management and conservation; Strategies for biodiversity conservation; International conventions for biodiversity conservation and compliance.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course students should be able to;

Apply field methods of assessment of biodiversity at different levels (genes, species and ecosystems), along gradients, and methods of analysis of biodiversity data.
Explain the importance of biodiversity as a renewable resource and factors influencing the ‘renewable’ nature of biodiversity in various ecosystems (natural and managed).
Outline the importance of biodiversity in ecosystem processes as well as ecosystem resilience.
Outline current challenges of conserving biodiversity amidst poverty and other competing land/resource uses.
Explain the importance of international conventions and agreements (e.g. CBD and CITES) in the conservation of Biodiversity.

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