Undergraduate Course: Conservation and Sustainability (PLSC10022)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course addresses the challenge to botanical research institutions to contribute solutions to the global biodiversity crisis. The course has a strong applied and political basis and has been set up in the context of the 1992 Rio convention on biodiversity. It explores future challenges for plant taxonomists in conserving plant species worldwide and ultimately questions man's role and obligations towards the natural world, and plant life in particular. Relationships of man to plants are discussed, including the role of plants in providing cultivated foodcrops and raw materials, and approaches for future sustainable use of natural resources. The course includes introductions to the educational and conservation activities of botanical research institutions, the issues of in situ and ex situ conservation, the practical consequences of the Convention on Biodiversity and the problems of climatic change. |
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
1. Understanding of the importance of Plant Taxonomy in the service of plants and man
2. Knowledge of the origin, evolution and conservation of crops and other plants of economic and ethnic importance.
3. Understanding of the international political environment and mechanisms for promoting Plant Conservation.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Classes held at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. |
| Keywords | PLSCConserv |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Catherine Kidner
Tel: (0131 6)51 3316
Email: Catherine.Kidner@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Vicky Higginson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5988
Email: Vicky.Higginson@ed.ac.uk |
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