Why Conserve Plants?
Plants help maintain the physical and chemical integrity of the ecosystems.
- Learn about the significant threats to plant biodiversity around the world.
- Be able to understand and plan conservation strategies for threatened species.
- Recognize the significance of international treaties and regulations in maintaining plant biodiversity
This course is not about scientific theory
– it is full of practical strategies and approaches to the protection,
restoration and conservation actions which can be undertaken.
Lesson Structure
There are 9 lessons in this course:
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Scope and Nature of Plant Conservation
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Policy, legislation, and organisations
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Protection and preventing degradation
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Restoration of damaged ecosystems
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Restoring populations
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Genetic Conservation
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Ecosystem Conservation
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Community Action
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Adjusting to Environmental Change – The future of conservation
Aims
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Discuss the nature and scope of plant conservation.
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Determine problems and challenges associated with plant conservation in different specific situations.
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Formulate protection measures for plant conservation, appropriate to the circumstances in different situations.
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Determine restoration measures to be undertaken for achieving plant conservation.
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Explain a variety of ex situ conservation measures for threatened plant populations.
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Explain the application of genetics to plant conservation.
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Explain ecosystem conservation methods used for plant conservation.
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Explain a variety of community action initiatives that may be used for plant conservation.
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Explain ways to respond to environmental change in order to better conserve plant species and populations.
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Formulate plans to manage appropriate conservation initiatives for threatened plants.
Who Should Study Plant Conservation?
This is subject that needs to be understood by many professions; not only plant conservationists.
People with potential to influence plant conservation include:
- Land owners and land managers
- Politicians
- Lawyers
- Academics professional scientists, biologists
- Teachers
- Citizens/volunteers.
This course complements:
- Conservation and Environmental management
- Farm management
- Landcare reafforestation
- Bush Tucker Plants
- Australian Natives
- Horticultural Research I
- Arboriculture
- Ecotourism
- Nature Park Management
- Landscaping
- Botany
- Climate Science .. .and more
Talk to us and find out more about this course; or enrol today
