Protected areas in the world 1900-3-OCS-GSW
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the problems of the functioning of protected areas in the contemporary world. These issues include changes in the socio-economic environment of the world (tourism development, growing influence of international institutions, regional integration) and their importance for the establishment and management of protected areas. There are new trends and methods of designating areas to be protected and the subsequent monitoring and management of these areas. Many scientific disciplines, such as population biology, landscape ecology and spatial planning, bring new solutions in this regard.
Lecture topics:
1. Protected areas in the world - state, trends, threats. Definitions and categories of protected areas.
2. Global networks of protected areas: Ramsar sites, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites, Natura 2000 reserves
3. Regional ddiversity of protected areas.
4. International standards in the establishment, management and monitoring of protected areas. Criteria for assessing the value of an area for conservation.
5. Nature conservation issues on a landscape scale. Ecological corridors and stepping-stone habitats as tools of conservation - planning and landscape approach.
6. Trade in wild animals and plants - conditions, regions generating demand and supply, main smuggling routes, contemporary methods of fighting against poaching and illicit trade.
7. Establishment and management of transboundary protected areas.
8. The development of mass tourism and conservation. Planning concepts of tourism management in protected areas - challenges and threats.
9. International conventions on nature conservation (eg CITES).
10. Multinational companies (eg mining) and protected areas. Mining in national parks and reserves. Commercial logging.
11. Invasive alien species - the ways of spreading, threats, examples.
Note: Individual topics may be covered in more than one class.
Estimated number of hours that the student must spend to achieve the learning outcomes defined for the subject:
2 ECTS course, 2 x 25 h= 50h, including:
30 hours - hours in direct contact with the teacher, i.e. participation in classes,
20 hours - student's own contribution: 8 hours reading the literature, 12 hours preparation for a written test.
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Learning outcomes
Directional effects: K_W02, K_W04, K_W11, K_W17, K_W19, K_U04, K_K05
Specialization effects: S2_W02, S2_W04, S2_W11, S2_W17, S2_U04, S2_K05
Knowledge:
The student knows the categories of protected areas, the most important international networks of protected areas, and international conventions on nature conservation
The student knows how to evaluate the value and methods of designations of protected areas
The student is able to describe the contemporary social, political, legal and economic conditions for the protection of national parks and reserves in the world, at the local, regional and global level
The student notices the multifaceted nature of activities related to conservation and the relationship with other types of human activities
Skills:
The student is able to identify threats and opportunities for the development of protected areas resulting from the emerging, contemporary, socio-economic phenomena
The student is able to compare the conditions of functioning, management and establishment of protected areas in Poland and other parts of the world
Social competence:
The student understands the need to constantly update and expand his knowledge in the field of conservation
The student presents the attitude of social responsibility in matters related to nature conservation
Assessment criteria
Written test consisting of open and closed questions. 50% of the points are required to obtain a positive assessment.
Retake exam is an oral exam.
Practical placement
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Bibliography
1. Crooks K.R., Sanjayan M., 2006, Connectivity Conservation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
2. Hilty J.A., Lidicker Jr. W.Z., Merenlender A., 2006, Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation, Island Press, Washington, USA
3. Pullin A.S., 2004, Biologiczne podstawy ochrony przyrody, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa
4. Symonides E., 2008, Ochrona przyrody, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa
5. Zimmerer K.S. (ed.), 2006, Globalization and New Geographies of Conservation, The University of Chicago Press, USA
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