Duration
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development : 18h Th
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects : 6h Pr
Number of credits
| Advanced Master in Environmental Sciences and Management in Developing Countries (Registrations are closed) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development :
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects :
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course deals with the socio-anthropological aspects of nature conservation from a historical perspective of norms and projects. The focus is on the development of conservation in the South, often with the strong involvement of "Northern" actors.
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
The course deals with the socio-anthropological aspects of nature conservation from a historical perspective of norms and projects. The focus is on the development of conservation in the South, often with the strong involvement of "Northern" actors.
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects
This complementary module includes a non-exhaustive list of concepts, practices and tools for managing biodiversity that will help students understand, reflect on and question the issue:
- Managing biodiversity, negotiating with its communities
- A heritage to be protected, that is established
- Managing the living, composing in relation and in situation
- The protected species is not an ideal way of life...
- The skills of nature managers.
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course aims to equip future environmental managers to deal with issues related to nature conservation. The latter is characterised by a multitude of actors, institutions, projects and standards. The objective is that students become capable of developing autonomous protocols for critical analysis of the multitude of norms, practices and tools in circulation in the world of nature conservation.
Learning outcomes :
- Thinking about conservation issues by crossing disciplines (from the work of knowledge from anthropology, philosophy, ecology, management sciences, etc.)
- think about conservation through problem situations (using case studies, audio-visual aids, reports from field workers, etc.)
- work in an autonomous and collaborative manner (through active and collaborative teaching methods)
- develop reflexivity.
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
The course aims to equip future environmental managers to deal with issues related to nature conservation. The latter is characterised by a multitude of actors, institutions, projects and standards. The objective is that students become capable of developing autonomous protocols for critical analysis of the multitude of norms, practices and tools in circulation in the world of nature conservation.
Learning outcomes :
- Thinking about conservation issues by crossing disciplines (from the work of knowledge from anthropology, philosophy, ecology, management sciences, etc.)
- think about conservation through problem situations (using case studies, audio-visual aids, reports from field workers, etc.)
- work in an autonomous and collaborative manner (through active and collaborative teaching methods)
- develop reflexivity.
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects
The course aims to equip future environmental managers to enable them to deal with the issues related to the management of biodiversity. The latter are characterised by a multitude of actors, institutions, projects and standards. The objective is for students to become capable of autonomously developing critical analysis protocols in the face of the multitude of norms, practices and tools in circulation in the world of nature management.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
None
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The learning activities aim to feed the study of the different themes of the course in an autonomous and collaborative way through :
Theoretical and thematic presentations, analysis of a reference book ("L'invention du colonialisme vert." Guillaume Blanc, 2018)
Viewing of audio-visual content
Debates
Personal research
Formulation of reflections and questions
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
The learning activities aim to feed the study of the different themes of the course in an autonomous and collaborative way through :
Theoretical and thematic presentations, analysis of a reference book ("L'invention du colonialisme vert." Guillaume Blanc, 2018)
Viewing of audio-visual content
Debates
Personal research
Formulation of reflections and questions
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects
Theoretical and thematic presentations
Viewing audio-visual content
Debates
Formulation of reflections and questions
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
The course is balanced between traditional face-to-face sessions and individual and group work at a distance, meeting in groups in the teacher's office for the follow-up of group work.
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
Blended learning
Additional information:
Blended learning
Additional information:
The course is balanced between traditional face-to-face sessions and individual and group work at a distance, meeting in groups in the teacher's office for the follow-up of group work.
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
Lecture obligatoire :
Blanc G. (2020) "L'invention du colonialisme vert. Pour en finir avec le mythe de l'eden africain." Paris, Flammarion.
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
Lecture obligatoire :
Blanc G. (2020) "L'invention du colonialisme vert. Pour en finir avec le mythe de l'eden africain." Paris, Flammarion.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Out-of-session test(s)
Additional information:
Group work on a chapter of the book and oral presentation (50%)
Individual reflective learning report (30%)
Active Participation (20%)
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Group work (40%) and individual oral defence of group work in session (60%)
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Dr. Dorothée Denayer
Socioecology and Nature Management
Dpt Environmental Sciences and Management
d.denayer@ulg.ac.be
University of Liège - Campus d'Arlon
Avenue de Longwy 185, 6700 Arlon
Tél : 0032 63 23 09 44
Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development
Dr. Dorothée Denayer
Socioecology and Nature Management
Dpt Environmental Sciences and Management
d.denayer@ulg.ac.be
University of Liège - Campus d'Arlon
Avenue de Longwy 185, 6700 Arlon
Tél : 0032 63 23 09 44
Part 2: Analysis of biodiversity conservation projects
Dr. Dorothée Denayer
Socioecology and Nature Management
Dpt Environmental Sciences and Management
d.denayer@ulg.ac.be
University of Liège - Campus d'Arlon
Avenue de Longwy 185, 6700 Arlon
Tél : 0032 63 23 09 44