Conserving Nature in Landscapes

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Evaluate conservation actions and their trade-offs with multiple use objectives for managing landscapes to achieve biodiversity outcomes
  2. Analyse the basis for conservation action, the policy frameworks within which these actions occur, and stakeholder/community support for these actions
  3. Argue for funding conservation actions in place, with the community, in accordance with regulatory frameworks

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• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

one of

• TAS-KGA204-Earth, Climate and Life
• TAS-KGA205-Geographies of Economy, Politics and Culture
• TAS-KGA223-Environmental Management

• TAS-KGA213-Natural Environment Field Techniques (no longer available)

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Equivalent subjects

You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.

• TAS-KGA508 (Not currently available)

• TAS-KGA516-Ecosystem Conservation (no longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.