University Of Namibia Master of Science in Biodiversity Management

What is Master of Science in Biodiversity Management?

The MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management aims to provide a critical and conceptually sophisticated understanding of biodiversity science and the socio-economic, political, cultural and institutional contexts within which management and policy decisions are made.

Entry Requirement

The MSc Biodiversity Management and Research program in the Department of Biological Sciences is open to applicants with at least a Bachelor’s degree at NQF level 8 or equivalent with Biology or related majors. The applicants will be accepted on the basis of their undergraduate records with an average mark of at least 60%. Admission to this programme is only every second year; there will be no new intake in 2014.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is degree of biodiversity?

Biodiversity degrees teach students about the variety of life forms on Earth and the evolutionary processes that help their preservation. Biodiversity studies focus on methods and policies dedicated to conserving the biodiversity of species and habitats threatened by human activities.

How is biodiversity management?

Management for biodiversity conservation requires that it be built into all aspects of management through: Inventory. Setting aside important biodiversity areas. Managing appropriately to promote and enhance those resources.

What can you do with a biodiversity and conservation degree?

• Wildlife Technician.
• Conservation or Wildlife Biologist.
• Conservation Specialist.
• Field or Lab Technician.
• Wildlife Researcher.
• Animal Care Specialist.
• Wildlife Educator.
• Public Outreach Coordinator.

What is biodiversity conservation and management?

Biodiversity conservation is the protection and management of biodiversity to obtain resources for sustainable development. Biodiversity conservation has three main objectives: To preserve the diversity of species. Sustainable utilization of species and ecosystem.

Can you major in biodiversity?

Biodiversity degrees teach students about the variety of life forms on Earth and the evolutionary processes that help their preservation. Graduate careers involve jobs in Environmental Analysts, Soil Science, Habitat Conservation, or Marine Science.

Why is biodiversity management important?

Biodiversity conservation protects plant, animal, microbial and genetic resources for food production, agriculture, and ecosystem functions such as fertilizing the soil, recycling nutrients, regulating pests and disease, controlling erosion, and pollinating crops and trees.

Which is the final stage of biodiversity management process?

Then, biodiversity management and methods are described in four stages: definition of the problem, planning, monitoring of biodiversity, and evaluation.

What careers are linked to biodiversity?

• Biodiversity conservation jobs.
• Biodiversity officer jobs.
• Biodiversity manager jobs.
• Marine biodiversity jobs.
• Biodiversity monitoring jobs.
• Biodiversity research jobs.
• Biodiversity policy jobs.
• Biodiversity science jobs.

What refers to loss of biodiversity?

biodiversity loss, also called loss of biodiversity, a decrease in biodiversity within a species, an ecosystem, a given geographic area, or Earth as a whole.

What is the most serious threat to biodiversity?

Climate change was ranked as a 6% risk to Earth’s biodiversity. WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020 has ranked the biggest threats to Earth’s biodiversity. The list includes climate change, changes in land and sea use and pollution. The WWF used data from over 4,000 different species.

What are the three pressures that lead to biodiversity?

Three major interacting drivers affecting all these pressures have been (and will be) climate, human population growth and the demands placed on the environment to support human lifestyles. It will be important to address all three of these drivers if pressures on biodiversity are to be reduced to desirable levels.

What are the types of biodiversity?

Biodiversity includes three main types: diversity within species (genetic diversity), between species (species diversity) and between ecosystems (ecosystem diversity).

What are the four principles of biodiversity?

There are four principles at work in evolution—variation, inheritance, selection and time.

How can we protect biodiversity as a student?

• Government legislation.
• Nature preserves.
• Reducing invasive species.
• Habitat restoration.
• Captive breeding and seed banks.
• Research.
• Reduce climate change.
• Purchase sustainable products.

How many members are in the biodiversity management committee?

Composition: It shall consist of a chair person and not more than six persons nominated by the local body, of whom not less than one third should be women and not less than 18% should belong to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes.

What are benefits of biodiversity?

• Protection of water resources.
• Soils formation and protection.
• Nutrient storage and recycling.
• Pollution breakdown and absorption.
• Contribution to climate stability.
• Maintenance of ecosystems.
• Recovery from unpredictable events.

What are the conflicting pressures on maintaining biodiversity?

Graphic above. The IPBES identified the five direct drivers of biodiversity loss as changing use of sea and land, direct exploitation of organisms, climate change, pollution and invasive non-native species. The two indirect drivers are people’s disconnect with nature and lack of value and importance of nature.