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2014-2015 University Catalog

CONS 640 - Adaptive Management for Conservation Success

Credits: 3 (NR)
Sound training in adaptive management is essential for conservationists dealing with the challenges of a changing planet. In groups, students develop a management plan for a real-world conservation project using the adaptive management framework of the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. Students can extend the techniques to their own work after the course.

Notes: This Smithsonian-Mason Conservation Studies Program course is an intensive 2-week fulltime residential session, incorporating lectures, discussions, and student exercises on group projects. This course will be held at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s 3,200 acre facility in Front Royal, VA, USA

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0