International environmental organizations and programs

Course: Cross-border environmental cooperation

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
International environmental organizations and programs
Code
ОК 10
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1. Apply acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills for research natural and social-territorial systems at different spatial levels organizations, including cross-border ones level (PR01) 2. To participate in the development of programs and strategies of transboundary nature protection, urban and regional development, planning of territories of different hierarchies level (PR07). 3. Conduct professional evaluation of programs, strategies and plans for the development of territories (Euroregions), to implement them geoecological and socio-economic examination and monitoring (PR09). 4. Assess possible risks, social economic and geoecological consequences implementation of management decisions in the field nature management, nature protection, urban and regional development, recreation and tourism (PR11) 5. Formulate scientific hypotheses, determine relevant aspects of fundamental and applied directions research, develop and manage project (PR14).
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To be able to analyze and find sources of information about international environmental protection organizations and programs, and determine their role in solving global and regional geoecological problems. 2. To know the essence of global and regional geoecological problems, the main features functioning of natural geosystems affected by anthropogenic activity; principles and methods of ensuring balanced development of territories.
Course content
academic discipline "International environmental protection organizations and programs" is dedicated to the overview of the main international ones organizations in the field of protection of various geospheres (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, pedosphere). Attention is focused on specific international environmental organizations and programs, the role of the UN and its divisions in the field of environmental protection. The story unfolds creation of the main international intergovernmental and non-governmental environmental protection organizations. International environmental agreements, which were adopted as part of the activity, are analyzed. The discipline consists of two content modules. The first one analyzes the history and the current state of international environmental cooperation, the role of the UN and its structures units in the field of environmental protection, the United Nations Environment Program, environmental activities of UNESCO, the program "Man and the Biosphere", environmental activities Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In the second substantive section non-governmental international environmental protection organizations and programs are considered, in particular International Union for Conservation of Nature, World Wildlife Fund, Club of Rome, World Society for the Protection of Wild Animals, Greenpeace, as well as regional intergovernmental organization European Environment Agency.. The study discipline "International environmental protection organizations and programs" is one of the components of the comprehensive training of applicants for the master's degree specialty "106 Geography" of the educational and scientific program "Transboundary environmental protection cooperation".
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Програма дій “Порядок денний на ХХІ століття Укр. (Agenda XXI). – Київ. Інтелсфера, 2000. –360 с. 2. Дорогунцов С.І., Коценко К.Ф., Хвесик М.А. Міжнародне природоохоронне співробітнцитво: підручник. – Київ: КНЕУ, 2005. – 371 с. 3. Андрусевич Н., Андрусевич А., Козак З., Вихрист С. Механізми дотримання в рамках деяких багатосторонніх природоохоронних угод, стороною яких є Україна. Посібник. – Львів, 2011. – 92 с. 4. Stokholm Declaration. Sweden, Stokholm. 1972. 5. Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterflow birds. Iran, Ramsar. 1971. 6. Convention on International Trade in Endengered Spicies of Wild Fauna and Flora. USA, Washington. 1973. 7. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Bonn. 1979. 8. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Bern, 1979.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, practical work practical occupation, report
Assessment methods and criteria
presentations, discourse etc
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet