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300080 SE Environmental Equity in Biodiversity Conservation and Development (2024W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

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Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

- please note that the first meeting will only be on October 8th!!!
- The classes will finish at 18.30 (not at 19 o´clock)
- October 29th will be free for the preparation of coursework
- no class on December 17th
- final in-person meeting: January 14th

  • Dienstag 08.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 15.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 22.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 29.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 05.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 12.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 19.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 26.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 03.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 10.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 07.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 14.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 21.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Dienstag 28.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The seminar aims to critically assess conservation, restoration, and development initiatives to achieve sustainable solutions to urgent environmental challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate adaptation, and ecosystem restoration. After revisiting the sustainable development goals through the lens of environmental justice. the course will engage with ideas of justice, human rights and the capability approach. With a critical view on the Convention on Biological Diversity goals, we will explore environmental justice through case studies from various countries, focusing on examples from the Global South. These real-world scenarios will highlight the complexities of balancing conservation with human well-being in diverse contexts. Each participant will present one such real-world example in an oral presentation of ~ 30 minutes in length. Additionally, participants will have to read two scientific articles in sessions 1-3 and will have to write a 1-page reflection on the content. This reflection is not about providing "right" or "wrong" answers but is intended to encourage participants to articulate their learning experiences and critically engage with the course material.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

1. actively participate in class.
2. present a well-researched case study on environmental (in)justice in a conservation, restoration or development context.
3. Hand in 3 reflection papers.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

- Complementary readings of the two provided scientific articles are prepared so that key concepts can flow naturally into class discussions.
- The case study is well-researched, using scientific literature, and presented clearly with the help of visuals. Slides are easy to follow, and the presentation has a clear structure with an introduction, main part, and conclusion. Time is managed well, and presenters are ready to answer questions and engage in discussion.
- A short reflection paper is written (in own words) on the readings and submitted within one week.

Prüfungsstoff

see above

Literatur

Please note: it is not a requirement for the course to read all of these texts, but they may inspire further research:
• Steffen, Will, et al. 2015. "Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet." Science, 347(6223): 1259855.
• Kates, Robert W., et al. 2001. "Sustainability science." Science, 292(5517): 641-642.
• Lele, Sharachchandra M. 1991. "Sustainable development: A critical review." World Development, 19(6): 607-621.
• Griggs, David, et al. 2013. "Policy: Sustainable development goals for people and planet." Nature, 495(7441): 305.
• Oviedo, Gonzalo; Puschkarsky, Tatjana. 2012. "World Heritage and rights-based approaches to nature conservation." International Journal of Heritage Studies, 18(3): 285-296.
• Brockington, Dan, et al. 2006. "Conservation, human rights, and poverty reduction." Conservation Biology, 20(1): 250-252.
• Colchester, Marcus. 2004. "Conservation policy and indigenous peoples." Environmental Science & Policy, 7(3): 145-153.
• Polishchuk, Yuliana; Rauschmayer, Felix. 2012. "Beyond 'benefits'? Looking at ecosystem services through the capability approach." Ecological Economics, 81: 103-111.
• Ballet, Jérôme, et al. 2013. "Environment, justice, and the capability approach." Ecological Economics, 85: 28-34.
• Pelenc, Jerome, et al. 2013. "Sustainable human development and the capability approach: Integrating environment, responsibility and collective agency." Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 14(1): 77-94.
• McShane, Thomas O., et al. 2011. "Hard choices: Making trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and human well-being." Biological Conservation, 144(3): 966-972.
• Salafsky, Nick; Wollenberg, Eva. 2000. "Linking livelihoods and conservation: A conceptual framework and scale for assessing the integration of human needs and biodiversity." World Development, 28(8): 1421-1438.
• Chandra, Alvin; Idrisova, Anastasiya. 2011. "Convention on Biological Diversity: A review of national challenges and opportunities for implementation." Biodiversity and Conservation, 20(14): 3295-3316.
• Venter, Oscar, et al. 2018. "Bias in protected-area location and its effects on long-term aspirations of biodiversity conventions." Conservation Biology, 32(1): 127-134.
• Hill, R., et al. 2015. "A social–ecological systems analysis of impediments to delivery of the Aichi 2020 Targets and potentially more effective pathways to the conservation of biodiversity." Global Environmental Change, 34: 22-34.
• Zafra-Calvo, N., et al. 2017. "Towards an indicator system to assess equitable conservation in protected areas." Biological Conservation.
• Schlosberg, David. 2013. "Theorising environmental justice: The expanding sphere of a discourse." Environmental Politics, 22(1): 37-55.
• Martin, Adrian, et al. 2016. "Justice and conservation: The need to incorporate recognition." Biological Conservation, 197: 254-261.
• Martin, Adrian, et al. 2015. "Towards an explicit justice framing of the social impacts of conservation." Conservation and Society, 13(2): 166.
• Bawa, Kamaljit S.; Rai, Nitin D.; Sodhi, Navjot S. 2011. "Rights, governance, and conservation of biological diversity." Conservation Biology, 25(3): 639-641.
• Johnson, Craig; Forsyth, Timothy. 2002. "In the eyes of the state: Negotiating a 'rights-based approach' to forest conservation in Thailand." World Development, 30(9): 1591-1605.
• Dahlquist, Ruth M., et al. 2007. "Incorporating livelihoods in biodiversity conservation: A case study of cacao agroforestry systems in Talamanca, Costa Rica." Biodiversity and Conservation, 16(8): 2311-2333.
• Agyeman, Julian, et al. 2016. "Trends and directions in environmental justice: From inequity to everyday life, community, and just sustainabilities." Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 41: 321-340.


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

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Letzte Änderung: Di 08.10.2024 15:32