Learn to Protect Threatened Plants
- Contribute professionally or as a volunteer or activist
- Better manage appropriate conservation initiatives
- Restore damaged sites
- Formulate plans
Why Study Plant Conservation?
Here are some of the most compelling reasons why you should study this course.
- Action is Needed - 25+% of plants are endangered, habitat loss is rampant, 83 % of endangered species are threatened by human activity.
- Plants are valuable - previously unknown commercial uses are constantly being discovered for plants -many are going extinct before we even know their value.
- Work Opportunities - Employment, business & career opportunities are getting stronger and more prolific in plant conservation.
- Climate Protection (mitigating global warming) - Ethical reasons - Conserving wildlife - Protecting the economy.
Lesson Structure
There are 9 lessons in this course:
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Scope and Nature of Plant Conservation
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Introduction
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Eight Principles for Conservation Success
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Raising Awareness
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Policy, Legislation, and Organisations
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International Conventions and Legislation
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National Conventions and Legislation
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Conservation Organisations
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Protection and Preventing Degradation
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Protected Areas
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Planning For Protected Areas
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How The Red List Is Used
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Land Sparing and Sharing
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Weeds
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Soil Degradation
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Pollinator Management
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Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems
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Restoring Ecosystems
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Restoration Projects
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Principles Of Ecological Restoration
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Stages Of Ecological Restoration
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Restoring Populations
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Establishing A New Self-Propagating Population
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Long-Term Storage of Germplasm
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A Successful Case-Study – The International Conifer Conservation Programme
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The Pivotal Role of Horticulture in Plant Conservation
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Genetic Conservation
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Assessment Of Genetic Diversity in Plants
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Need For Germ Plasm Conservation
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Germplasm Storage and Conservation
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Recording And Recalling Evolutionary History
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Ecosystem Conservation
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Ecosystem Conservation – Pollinators, Soils, Environments
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Forest Conservation
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Soil Conservation
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Pollinators
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Drone Conservation
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Community Action
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Citizen Science and Collaboration
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Community-Led Conservation
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First Nations Involvement
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Raising Awareness
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Adjusting to Environmental Change – The Future of Conservation
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Conservation And Climate Changes
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Plant Responses to Climate Changes
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Novel Threats To Plants as A Result of Climate Changes
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Natural Capital
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Nature-Based Solutions
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Ex-Situ Conservation of Plants
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Conservation Of Plants of Plants in The Anthropocene
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
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Discuss the nature and scope of plant conservation.
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Determine problems and challenges associated with plant conservation in different specific situations.
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Formulate protection measures for plant conservation, appropriate to the circumstances in different situations.
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Determine restoration measures to be undertaken for achieving plant conservation.
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Explain a variety of ex situ conservation measures for threatened plant populations.
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Explain the application of genetics to plant conservation.
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Explain ecosystem conservation methods used for plant conservation.
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Explain a variety of community action initiatives that may be used for plant conservation.
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Explain ways to respond to environmental change in order to better conserve plant species and populations.
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Formulate plans to manage appropriate conservation initiatives for threatened plants.
Who Should Study Plant Conservation?
This is subject that needs to be understood by many professions; not only plant conservationists.
People with a stake in, and the potential to influence plant conservation include:
- Land owners and land managers
- Politicians
- Lawyers
- Academics professional scientists, biologists
- Teachers
- Citizens/volunteers.
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