Globalization and international cooperation in landscape and biodiversity protection

Course: Cross-border environmental cooperation

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Globalization and international cooperation in landscape and biodiversity protection
Code
ВБ 2,3
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2024/2025
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Apply the acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills to study natural, social and territorial systems at different levels of spatial organization, including the transboundary level (PR01) Communicate freely on professional and scientific issues in a foreign language (PR03) Be able to identify, pose and solve scientific and applied problems, and critically evaluate decisions made, including at the transboundary level of nature protection (PR05). (PR07). Assess possible risks, socio-economic and geo-ecological consequences of implementing management decisions in the field of nature use, nature protection, urban and regional development, recreation and tourism (PR11). Conduct geoecological studies of green infrastructure of territories to organize systems for the protection and preservation of landscapes, habitats and biodiversity (PR17).
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know about the use of international environmental conventions and treaties. 2. Know the key principles of specialized geographical disciplines. 3. Know the environmental legislation of Ukraine. 4. Know the basic landscape and ecological definitions in English. 5. Have basic skills in geospatial analysis
Course content
the discipline examines the theoretical foundations and practical aspects of globalization and international cooperation in the protection of 6 landscapes and biodiversity, as well as examines the prospects, challenges and examples of such cooperation in Ukraine. The discipline consists of three content parts. In the first content part, the main historical stages and theoretical prerequisites of international cooperation on the protection of landscapes and biodiversity, its regulatory and legal framework, as well as the specifics of using landscape approaches in the formation of the national strategy and its action plan for the protection of biodiversity are analyzed. The second content part analyzes Ukraine's efforts to protect landscapes, as well as biodiversity. The third content part examines modern approaches to the protection and sustainable use of landscape components, as well as biodiversity. The academic discipline "Globalization and International Cooperation in protection of landscapes and biodiversity" is one of the components of the comprehensive training for acquiring the master degree in the specialty "106 Geography" of the educational program "Transboundary environmental cooperation
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Іванок Д.В., Самойленко В.М. Моделювання басейнових геосистем: Монографія. К.: ДП "Прінт Сервіс", 2015. 208 с. 2. Іванок Д.В., Самойленко В.М. Розвиток теоретично-прикладних основ моделювання стану геосистем басейнової ландшафтно-територіальної структури: базові підходи та фазова стійкість // Фізична географія та геоморфологія. 2011. Вип.39(64). С.16-30. 3. Перелік міжнародних угод у сфері охорони навколишнього природного середовища, стороною яких є Україна, та стан їх виконання. URL: https://data.gov.ua/dataset/14e88505-7761- 4565-ab3b-d60ecead0b34 4. Bilous L., Samoilenko V., Shyshchenko P., Havrylenko O. Ecoregional Biodiversity Monitoring // 16th International Conference Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2022. Vol. 1. P. 1-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods and criteria
written individual work, exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Dmytro Victorovich Ivanok
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