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Plant Conservation

£395.00

Learn How to Protect Threatened Plant Species

Plant Conservation study is for people who:

  • Want to protect vulnerable species
  • Manage conservation initiatives
  • Work as activists in advocacy (for non-profits for example)
  • Volunteer their time or expertise to managing threatened species
  • Own land and act with responsibility for native flora
  • Work as politicians or law makers.

 

Students will:

  • be inspired to take their reading and research beyond the course materials.
  • be advocate for change in the ways we respond to the needs of ecosystems.
  • learn the complexities of plant conservation in an easy to follow expertly structured lesson materials.
  • have tutor support available for the ups and downs as they progress.

 

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COURSE STRUCTURE

There are nine lesson in this course:

Lesson 1: Scope and Nature of Plant Conservation

  • Introduction
  • Eight Principles for Conservation Success
  • Raising Awareness

 

Lesson 2: Policy, Legislation, and Organisations

  • International Conventions and Legislation
  • National Conventions and Legislation
  • Conservation Organisations

Lesson 3: Protection and Preventing Degradation

  • Protected Areas
  • Planning For Protected Areas
  • How The Red List Is Used
  • Land Sparing and Sharing
  • Weeds
  • Soil Degradation
  • Pollinator Management

Lesson 4: Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems

  • Restoring Ecosystems
  • Restoration Projects
  • Principles Of Ecological Restoration
  • Stages Of Ecological Restoration

Lesson 5: Restoring Populations

  • Establishing A New Self-Propagating Population
  • Long-Term Storage of Germplasm
  • A Successful Case-Study – The International Conifer Conservation Programme
  • The Pivotal Role of Horticulture in Plant Conservation

Lesson 6: Genetic Conservation

  • Assessment Of Genetic Diversity in Plants
  • Need For Germ Plasm Conservation
  • Germplasm Storage and Conservation
  • Recording And Recalling Evolutionary History

Lesson 7: Ecosystem Conservation

  • Ecosystem Conservation – Pollinators, Soils, Environments
  • Forest Conservation
  • Soil Conservation
  • Pollinators
  • Drone Conservation

Lesson 8: Community Action

  • Citizen Science and Collaboration
  • Community-Led Conservation
  • First Nations Involvement
  • Raising Awareness

Lesson 9: Adjusting to Environmental Change – The Future of Conservation

  • Conservation And Climate Changes
  • Plant Responses to Climate Changes
  • Novel Threats To Plants as A Result of Climate Changes
  • Natural Capital
  • Nature-Based Solutions
  • Ex-Situ Conservation of Plants
  • Conservation Of Plants of Plants in The Anthropocene

 

Lesson Aims:

  • Discuss the nature and scope of plant conservation.
  • Determine problems and challenges associated with plant conservation in different situations.
  • Create protection measures for plant conservation, appropriate to the circumstances in different situations.
  • Determine restoration measures to be undertaken for achieving plant conservation.
  • Explain a variety of ex-situ conservation measures for threatened plant populations.
  • Explain the application of genetics to plant conservation.
  • Understand ecosystem conservation methods used for plant conservation.
  • Discuss a variety of community action initiatives that may be used for plant conservation.
  • Explain ways to respond to environmental change to better conserve plant species and populations.

 

Why Choose this School

  • This evidence-based course has the potential to impact the outcomes for vulnerable plant species
  • Skills and approaches that really work in species management
  • Written by experienced content writers with qualifications in genetics, plant health, botany, conservation management and ethics
  • The course varies in breadth across nine lessons, with carefully constructed tasks and activities to support depth of learning too
  • Student support available – get your questions answered

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