International biodiversity resource management

Education facts

Code: BIO468

In this course you will gain insight into a number of international conventions relating to the conservation of biodiversity. We also discuss the EU directives dealing with sustainable development and how they are implemented in the Nordic countries. You will learn about Red-listing as classification system and its scientific background. We also discuss how biodiversity can be preserved in situ and ex situ, and the role gene banks and museum collections play. In an individual project we focus on species that are highlighted by an international convention or national law. For a species of your choice you describe the biological background, the specific conditions that led to its status as endangered, and the protection that the species is given by international laws and agreements.

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Science in Biology or Environmental Sciences. Minimum of 10 credits in Systematics (Classification) of any organism group or corresponding competence.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• International biodiversity resource management

  University of Gothenburg

  GÖTEBORG

  Start date: 26 March 2026

  End date: 19 April 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %