THIS COURSE COVERS ELEMENTS OF BIODIVERSITY INVOLVING GENES, SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEM. EMPHASIS WILL BE ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INCLUDING DISCUSSION ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL GROUPS. THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE EXPOSED TO THE PROBLEMS OF LOSS OF SPECIES, HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AS WELL AS EFFORTS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION. DISCUSSION WILL ALSO INCLUDE TOPICS ON LEGISLATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND WILL END WITH SOME DISCUSSION ON BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS. IT IS HOPED THAT AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION.
- Lecturer: PROFESOR DR. AHMAD SOFIMAN BIN OTHMAN
- Lecturer: PROFESOR MADYA DR. NADINE BRIGITTE RUPPERT
Skill Level: Beginner