Course Schedule

Veranstaltungen von Dr. Joice Klipel


Lehrveranstaltungen

Conservation case studies. The present and the future (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Joice Klipel, Pramila Thapa

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 08:15 - 11:45 | 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 7.319 Seminarraum

Inhalt: The first half of this course explores global change ecology and its connection to nature conservation, examining conservation and restoration approaches through research projects and case studies. Students will learn methods to maintain ecosystem integrity and restore degraded ecosystems. The second half focuses on designing management strategies using scenario thinking and planning. Students will analyze case studies where scenario planning guides conservation and restoration and apply these methods to real or hypothetical cases. By the end, students will understand ecosystem-specific threats, develop conservation strategies from ecological and social-ecological perspectives, and gain skills in participatory methods for designing conservation and restoration strategies.

Perspectives on Tropical Forests: Fauna, Flora and People (FSL) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Joice Klipel

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Montag | 14:15 - 15:45 | 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 11.308 Seminarraum

Inhalt: General themes: a) General perspectives about the great diversity of tropical forests: fauna, flora, culture (native people), and economy around tropical forests. b) Climate change and threats (exploration, fires and logging): • what do we know and what do we need to be concerned about? • Fauna and flora extinction; • habitat losses; • forest tipping point • What is happening with native people? • How will we survive whiteout these forests? c) Conservation and Economy: developing an economy allied to the conservation of forests. How much money can we lose to destroy the forests? Ecosystem services, eco-tourism. Agroforestry and sustainable forestry practices. Intrinsic and extrinsic nature’s value.