EV3205 - Conserving Tropical Rainforests

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Principles and concepts in rainforest conservation management including detailed studies of selected methods and problems; management of tropical rainforest environments globally including ecological, economic and social aspects; land capability, land degradation, sustainability; protected area management and conservation issues outside reserves.

Learning Outcomes

• develop an awareness and understanding of the major global issues in the conservation of biodiversity in rainforests and of ecologically sustainable management;
• develop comprehension and appreciation of human- rainforest relationships, especially links with forest resources and ecological processes;
• develop conceptual frameworks for analysis and evaluation.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively.

Prerequisites:	6 credit points of level 2 EV subjects
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EV3200 EV5200 EV5205 GE3205 GE5205

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Joan Bentrupperbaumer.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 13 X 2 hour lectures 12 hours tutorials - 6 X 2 hour tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars - 6 X 2 hour seminars 16 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); essays (15%); field report (25%); seminar (10%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.