Start in Environmental Conservation

This course develops a basis for managing conservation in different environments.  The course reviews basic ecology and environmental problems such as pollution and land degradation. It also gives an insight into the conservation of animals and their habitats including marine ecosystems, threatened species, bush lands and what current and future issues the conservation and environmental managers may face.

• 100 hr course
• Self Paced Study
• Online
• Tutor Support

This course is best combined with wildlife conservation, environmental assessment, landscape restoration, marine studies I and II. Browse the courses for a suitable combination to lead your studies toward a rewarding career specialization.

Course Aims:

• Describe the nature and scope of ecology.
• Describe environmental problems and their causes.
• Develop a brief introduction to pollution and its effect on the environment and conservation.
• Discuss relationships between water and soil and their effects on conservation and the environment, and how they can be used and managed.
• Investigate the techniques of vegetation management used in a range of situations.
• Identify the methods used to monitor and manage natural animal populations and land areas for sustainable species continuance.
• Identify the methods used to monitor and manage natural marine populations for sustainable species continuance.
• Describe the role of Ecologically Sustainable Development policies in future environment management.

There are 8 Lessons in this Course:

1. An Introduction To Ecology
2. A Perspective On Environmental Problems
4. Water and Soil
5. Vegetation Conservation and Management
6. Animal Conservation & Management
7. Marine Conservation and Management
8. The Future