Conservation and Environmental Management explores how we make choices about nature conservation/restoration, evaluating arguments about the role of science, politics, commerce and people in this process.

The module has three primary aims:

To enable students to critically evaluate current conservation practice and underlying theoretical concepts
	To analyse the rationales for and place of people, markets and science in conservation practice and environmental management
	To be able to apply these debates to practical examples
The module will provide an integrated approach to conservation in theory and practice, exploring debates about and within conservation science, economics and governance, applying these to contemporary examples. It will explore the contemporary challenges of biodiversity conservation, the politics of biodiversity, conservation practice in protected areas and people-led and market-led approaches to conservation. The central theme is to consider the choices made in nature conservation/restoration and the trade-offs between differing social and scientific objectives.

On completion of the module learners will be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of key concepts and debates in contemporary conservation science, practice and governance
	Be able to assess the challenges and opportunities in integrating science, economics and people in decision- making
	Critically reflect upon conservation in practice
	Be able to apply these understandings to examples
Design innovative solutions to problems
	Learn practical skills of justifying funding applications for both scientific and private funders
	Formulate a reasoned argument about conservation practice
This module incorporates a wide range of careers skills including team working, communication for non-academic audiences, commercial awareness, time management, leadership, and interpersonal skills through the group project exercise, as well as critical thinking skills and understanding of grant application processes through the individual assessment