1. Introduction to the study - basic concepts and principles, history of nature conservation in our country and in the world. 2. Biodiversity and its threats, diversity at the level of species, communities and ecosystems, gene diversity, causes of extinction, habitat degradation and fragmentation, problems of small populations. 3. Legal framework of nature conservation - overview of Czech and European legislation, nature conservation authorities in the Czech Republic. 4. General nature protection - protection of trees, commemorative trees, protection of non-living nature; problems of non-native species. 5. Landscape protection - importance of spatial planning for nature and landscape protection, landscape connectivity and migration permeability, significant landscape elements and their protection, ÚSES, landscape protection, nature park. 6. Protection at the level of species and populations - basic concepts, causes of threats and solutions - ex situ and in situ protection, role of zoological and botanical gardens, monitoring and analysis of population viability, protection of species in national and European law and international agreements on species protection, CITES. 7. Specially protected species in the Czech Republic - categorization, examples of SPAs - their threats and management, rescue programmes, care programmes, regional action plans. 8. Specially protected plant species in the Czech Republic - categorization, examples of SPAs - their threats and management, rescue programmes, care programmes, regional action plans. 9. Protection at the level of communities and ecosystems - principles of territorial protection, types of habitats and their threats, protected areas and their categorization, care plans, management of protected areas and monitoring of management effectiveness, work with the public in protected areas, small-scale specially protected areas - examples. 10. Large-scale specially protected areas in the Czech Republic - characteristics of 4 national parks in the Czech Republic. 11. Large-scale specially protected areas in the Czech Republic - characteristics of protected landscape areas in the Czech Republic. 12. Ecological networks in Europe - Natura 2000 - examples. 13. Bird Areas and Sites of European Importance in the Czech Republic. 14. International approaches in nature conservation and sustainable development - international organisations, international agreements in nature conservation, standards of nature conservation (IUCN), concept of nature conservation in other countries - examples of good practice. 15. The position of nature conservation in society - nature conservation vs. landscape management, environmental impact assessment (EIA and Biological Assessment), economic instruments in nature conservation, state organisations in nature conservation and the role of the non-profit sector, the role of education and environmental education, the role of scientific institutions. Exercises: 1. Introduction, credit requirements, assignment of term paper. 2.-11. Block field trips focused on demonstrations of the principles of species and ecosystem conservation and management in protected areas of the Liberec Region. 12-14 Presentation of the term paper.
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