Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Education facts

Code: 1BG204

The course discusses different habitat types and their biodiversity. We focus on the situation in Sweden but also discuss international examples. We identify damages to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and discuss how they can be rectified. We emphasise the importance of evidence-based conservation practices. We have close cooperation with active professionals in the field (e.g. at regional and municipality levels) who give us insights into nature conservation in practice via field trips, seminars, and practical exercises. The course contains GIS (Geographic Information System) exercises relevant to nature conservation.

Entry requirements

60 credits in biology including The Evolution and Diversity of Organisms, 15 credits, or Biology A: Patterns and Processes (22.5 credits), or Biology A: Patterns, Processes and Science Education (22.5 credits). In both cases also 7.5 credits in floristics and faunistics, and the students must have taken the third-year Bachelor's course Ecology (15 credits) or Limnology (15 credits).

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.

• Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 2 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %