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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: The Global Standard for Assessing Risks to Ecosystems
The course was created for practitioners who need to understand the Red List of Ecosystems processes and decision-makers who will value the scientific basis and global authority of Red List of Ecosystems assessments.
2 weeks, 5 hours per week
Rebecca Bone
Acting Academic Registrar
Deakin University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the purpose of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems
- Assess the benefits of the Red List of Ecosystems approach to ecosystem conservation and management
- Explore the process of completing ecosystem assessments
- Identify the characteristics of ecosystems
- Explore the challenges of defining ecosystems
- Identify threats to ecosystems and how to measure them
- Classify Red List of Ecosystems outcomes and categories of risk
- Assess the Red List of Ecosystems in the landscape of conservation policies and tools
Syllabus
- Why sustaining ecosystems matters, and how it can be done
- How the Red List of Ecosystems defines and assesses ecosystems
- The global reach and adoption of the Red List of Ecosystems as a global standard
- The scientific approach for assessing ecosystems, illustrated through practical, real-world case studies and guidance from leading scientists
- The value of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems to global conservation
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Issued on 6th June 2022
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