你将学到什么
How protected areas work
Why protected areas are so important in maintaining the health of the environment in a fast-developing world (particularly in Africa)
The challenges of conservation in Africa
The planning process for establishing protected areas
How the effectiveness of a protected area is assessed
课程概况
This MOOC is about areas that are dedicated to protecting nature – “protected areas.” The coursework explores how they work and why they are so important in maintaining the health of the environment in our fast-developing world; particularly in Africa.
This course will help you learn about conservation challenges in Africa and how protected areas can help face them – from the local level to an international scale. These topics will be explored using best practices from the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and case studies from the field coming from all over the African continent.
The course is composed of seven thematic modules (key concepts, planning, governance, management effectiveness, specificities of management, financing, and topical issues) that include videos (introduction, five themes, one video on a convention related to PA and a conclusion), readings, training quizzes (optional) and exams (one per week – compulsory for the certificate track).
课程大纲
Week 1: protected areas concepts
Welcome to protected areas management course
Importance of protected areas and protected area systems
Role and functions of protected areas
Definition of protected areas
IUCN categories for protected areas
Convention on Biodiversity
Week 2: planning of protected areas
Planning of a single protected area
Planning of a system of protected areas
Integrated planning of a protected area and surrounding developed zones
Monitoring of protected area management
Trans frontier protected areas
Aichi targets
Week 3: governance of protected areas
Definition of governance
State protected areas
Private protected areas
Community-based protected areas
Shared governance
Nagoya protocol
Week 4: effectiveness of protected areas
Management effectiveness and adaptive management
Law enforcement in protected areas
Ecological monitoring & conservation
Education and sensitization about conservation
Green List of protected areas
World heritage convention
Week 5: specificities of protected area management
Culture and nature
Capacity-building for protected area management
Marine protected areas
Species approach
Tourism in protected areas
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Week 6: sustainable funding
Financial planning
Economical values of protected areas
Funding sources
Funding mechanisms
Offset mechanisms
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Week 7: cross-cutting themes with protected areas
Protected areas & climate change
Connectivity and buffer zones
Ecological restoration
Gender & equity
Ramsar convention
Corruption and natural resources trafficking
预备知识
None