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Protected Areas Management in Africa
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Syllabus
- Week 1 - Module 1 - Key concepts - Part 1
What are protected areas? How are they distributed? What's their role? What are their particularities? The module convention: the CBD. - Week 2 - Module 1 - Key concepts - Part 2: Conclusion and exam
Conclusion of module 1 and exam 1 (compulsory for those who wish to apply for an online certificate, recommended yet optional for the others). - Week 3 - Module 2 - Planning - Part 1
Planning of protected areas and networks of protected areas, integrated planning, transboundary protected areas. The convention of the module: the Aïchi targets. - Week 4 - Module 2 - Planning - Part 2: Conclusion and exam
Conclusion of module 2 and exam 2 (compulsory for those who wish to apply for an online certificate, recommended for others). - Week 5 - Module 3 - Governance
What's governance? What are the 4 types of governance? This module's convention: the Nagoya protocole. Conclusion of module 3 and exam 3 (compulsory for those who wish to apply for an online certificate, recommended for others). - Week 6 - Module 4 - Management effectiveness - Part 1
Management and effectiveness of PAs. How to assess PAs effectiveness? How to adapt PAs management to enhance their effectiveness? The module's convention: the World Heritage Convention. - Week 7 - Module 4 - Management effectiveness - Conclusion and exam
Conclusion of module 4 and exam 4 (compulsory for those who wish to apply for an online certificate, recommended for the others). - Week 8 - Module 5 - Management specificities
Quelques spécificités de gestion des aires protégées en Afrique. La convention du module : la CITES. Conclusion of module 5 and exam 5 (compulsory for those who wish to apply for an online certificate, recommended for the others). - Week 9 - Module 6 - Financing - Part 1
How to ensure the sustainable financing of protected areas. - Week 10 - Module 6 - Financing - Part 2
How to ensure the sustainable financing of protected areas. The module's convention: the CMS. Conclusion of module 6 and exam 6 (compulsory for those who wish to apply for an online certificate, recommended for the others). - Week 11 - Module 7 - Topical issues related to conservation - Part 1
Topical issues related to conservation in Africa: climate change, connectivity, equity, traffic, etc. The module's convention: the RAMSAR convention. - Week 12 - Module 7 - Topical issues related to conservation - Part 2: Conclusion and final exam
Conclusion of the MOOC and final exam (compulsory for those who wish to apply for an online certificate, recommended for the others).
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