Topic Overview

In this final topic, key global conservation policies and practices related to address deforestation, biodiversity conservation and climate change will be introduced. You will learn about how and why they evolved as well as analyze their current status and future trends. You will further discuss achievements and analyze potential challenges of those global policies addressing conservation issues particularly focusing in Asia with case studies wherever possible.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe key global policy/agreement and synthesize their role to address conservation issues particularly focused on climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss.
• Discuss achievements and analyze potential challenges of those global policies for addressing conservation issues particularly focusing in Asia.

Required & Optional Readings

Required Readings

• Brown, C., Alexander, P., Arneth, A., Holman, I., & Rounsevell, M. (2019). Achievement of Paris climate goals unlikely due to time lags in the land system. Nature Climate Change, 9(3), 203-208.
• Boiral, O., & Heras-Saizarbitoria, I. (2017). Best practices for corporate commitment to biodiversity: An organizing framework from GRI reports. Environmental Science & Policy, 77, 77-85.
• Derous, M., & Verhaeghe, E. (2019). When P stands for politics. The role of the EU in the VPAs: A research agenda. Forest Policy and Economics, 101, 81-87.
• Buchanan, G. M., Butchart, S. H., Chandler, G., & Gregory, R. D. (2020). Assessment of national-level progress towards elements of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Ecological Indicators, 116, 106497.
• Challender, D. W., Harrop, S. R., & MacMillan, D. C. (2015). Understanding markets to conserve trade-threatened species in CITES. Biological Conservation, 187, 249-259.
• Allen, C., Metternicht, G., & Wiedmann, T. (2018). Initial progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a review of evidence from countries. Sustainability Science, 13(5), 1453-1467.

Fundamental Concepts

• Topic 3.4 Key global policy and agreements to address conservation issues Download Topic 3.4 Key global policy and agreements to address conservation issues

Self-test Quiz (For certificate learning only)

After viewing lecture PPT presentation for this topic, take 10 minutes to take this self-test quiz. It is intended to serve as a quick check points of your learning progress about the factual content for this topic. Immediate feedback or answer key will be provided after your attempt. Click Self-test Quiz 3.4 to start.

Online Discussions (For certificate learning only)

Each week you will participant in the topic discussions of the week. The purpose of these discussions is to enable you to critically discuss and apply the core concepts you learned each week. Each online weekly topic discussion will include two parts: 1) your initial response to topic discussion questions posted by the instructor; and 2) your peer comment on other peer posts. Instructor will post one or two discussion questions related to the assigned module and topic every week. Response to these online discussion question and subsequent peer comment on these responses is mandatory. By doing this, you will enhance your knowledge through multiple perspectives posted by your peers. These questions will be focused on the most important aspect of the assigned module and topic and reflection on how you can apply these concepts and tools from the assigned module and topic in your own context. For detailed requirements and grading rubric go to Online Discussions page.

To join the online topic discussions for this week go to Online Topic Discussion 3.4.

Graded Assignment for the Week (For certificate learning only)

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