Protected areas constitute a basic and classic tool in the strategies of in situ conservation of the natural heritage (biodiversity and geodiversity), that currently are being applied to more than 25% of the Spanish territories under different legal categories. The management of the protected areas and the socio-economic activities related to them are professional sectors offering relevant employment prospects for graduates in environmental sciences. This subject deepens in training on this strategy, whose basic elements were introduced in the previous subject on Conservation Biology. The specific objectives are to present the theory on the conception, design, typology and legal regimes of the protected areas, and to develop the instruments and criteria for their planning and management in the scientific framework of conservation biology and in the regional, national and European administrative spheres.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
E01 | Ability to understand and apply basic knowledge. |
E02 | Capacity for multidisciplinary consideration of an environmental problem |
E03 | Awareness of the temporal and spatial dimensions of environmental processes |
E04 | Ability to integrate experimental evidence found in field and/or laboratory studies with theoretical knowledge. |
E05 | Capacity for qualitative data interpretation |
E06 | Capacity for quantitative data interpretation |
E07 | Capacity to plan, manage and conserve natural resources |
E08 | Ability to value goods, services and natural resources economically |
E09 | Capacity to analyze the exploitation of resources in the context of sustainable development |
E13 | Ability to handle software. |
E14 | Capacity to design and apply sustainability indicators |
E18 | Capacity to manage the natural environment |
E19 | Capacity to carry out integrated spatial planning and development |
G01 | Proficiency in a second foreign language at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. |
G02 | Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). |
G03 | Good oral and written communication |
G04 | Ethical commitment and professional deontology |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
Ability to diagnose the state of a conservation objective and analyse the causes that determine it. | |
Ability to design and carry out monitoring in protected areas. | |
Capacity to intervene in the design of conservation programmes and implement measures to prevent the extinction of populations, species and habitats. | |
Capacity to intervene in the design of networks of protected areas. | |
Ability to participate in the development of natural resource management plans and protected area management plans. | |
Collaborate and cooperate in multidisciplinary teams. | |
Knowledge of the causes and dimensions of biodiversity loss. | |
Knowledge of the purposes and functions of protected natural areas within the framework of conservation strategies. | |
Knowledge of the legal system, planning instruments, characteristics and current status of the management of protected areas in Spain. | |
Critically analyze the effects of different management proposals. | |
Learn to critically value different opinions. | |
Design and implement the most appropriate management strategy according to known circumstances. | |
Management of conservation objectives and prioritization criteria. | |
Organize your work and face any difficulties that may arise in an autonomous and creative way. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | R | Description * |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E08 E09 E14 E18 E19 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 0.68 | 17 | Y | N | N | Exhibitions of the units of the subject, whose presentations, bibliography, complementary readings and questions will be available for the student in the virtual platform |
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E14 E18 E19 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | Y | N | Laboratory practices combining individual and team work. An analysis and review of the characteristics, planning and management status of a protected area of Castilla-La Mancha will be developed, using a pre-defined form, and computer programs will be managed for the design and selection of protected areas based on analysis of complementarity (Zonation), as well as for the evaluation of the impacts of climate change on the future distribution of conservation targets (Maxent). Optionally, voluntary working visits may be carried out to some regional protected areas |
Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Case Studies | E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E08 E09 E13 E14 E18 E19 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 0.24 | 6 | Y | N | N | One or two sessions for each theory topic will be devoted to the discussion on issues and cases previously raised by the teacher, as well as to the group supervision of the voluntary course project |
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E14 E18 E19 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | N | N | Preparation of individual or team volunteer projects, consisting of reviews of different aspects of the design, planning and management of a protected area, according to a previous script that includes the corresponding topics of the subject program |
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E13 E14 E18 E19 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 0.7 | 17.5 | Y | Y | Y | Preparation of the internship report, which includes a part of individual work and another part of teamwork. The evaluation of the subject laboratory practices will be based in this report. |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E08 E09 E18 E19 G03 G04 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | Written test based on problem questions or cases, whose response requires linking arguments related to the different topics covered in the subject. The student can consult the printed or handwritten documentation that he brings with him to the test |
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E08 E09 E13 E14 E18 E19 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 1.2 | 30 | N | N | N | Autonomous work of the student: study of presentations and recommended bibliography, resolution of exercises and case studies, preparation of tests, etc. |
Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 1.8 | Total class time hours: 45 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 2.7 | Total hours of out of class work: 67.5 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming R: Rescheduling training activity
Grading System | |||
Evaluation System | Face-to-Face | Self-Study Student | Description |
Final test | 40.00% | 0.00% | Evaluation criteria: adequacy and originality of the argumentation and the reasoning of the answers; clarity, correctness and organization of the answers |
Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 30.00% | 0.00% | Evaluation criteria: adequacy of the reports to the corresponding scripts and forms; correction and clarity in the writing and presentation of the results obtained; coordination in the cases of teamwork |
Theoretical papers assessment | 25.00% | 0.00% | Evaluation criteria: adequacy of the report structure to the established script; adequacy and completeness of the sources of information consulted; correction and relevancy of the references; precision and clarity of the writing; coordination within the working group |
Assessment of active participation | 5.00% | 0.00% | Evaluation criteria: participation and initiative in the dynamics of the classes and seminars; correction in the resolution of questions and cases in the seminars; clarity and ownership in the individual exhibitions and interventions in the debates; ethical commitment |
Total: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
Unit 1 (de 5): Introduction to Protected Areas | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 8 |
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 1 |
Unit 2 (de 5): Legislation on protected areas | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 2 |
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 1 |
Unit 3 (de 5): Planning and management instruments in protected areas | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 8 |
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 2 |
Unit 4 (de 5): The Spanish network of protected areas. Protected areas in Castilla-La Mancha | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2 |
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 1 |
Unit 5 (de 5): Introduction to the design of monitoring of the management and the state of conservation in protected areas | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 2 |
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 1 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |
Author(s) | Title | Book/Journal | Citv | Publishing house | ISBN | Year | Description | Link | Catálogo biblioteca |
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Información sobre las áreas protegidas de Castilla-La Mancha | ¿ http://pagina.jccm.es/medioambiente/espacios_naturales/indexrapcm.htm | ||||||||
Web Revista Medio Ambiente en Castilla-La Mancha | http://www.revistamedioambientejccm.es/inicio.php | ||||||||
Web de Europarc-España | Información y documentación sobre espacios protegidos en España | http://www.redeuroparc.org/que_es_europarc.jsp | |||||||
Web de la Agencia Ambiental Europea (EEA) | http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes | ||||||||
Web de la UICN | http://www.iucn.org/ | ||||||||
Web de la World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) | http://www.wdpa.org/Default.aspx | ||||||||
Web del Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (OAPN) | http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/parques-nacionales-oapn/default.aspx | ||||||||
Web sobre conservación de la biodiversidad del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente | http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/default.aspx | ||||||||
Consejería de Agricultura | Planes de gestión de los espacios de la Red Natura 2000 en Castilla-La Mancha | portal web en elaboración | |||||||
Dudley N (Ed) | Guidelines for applying protected area management categories | Gland (Switzerland) | IUCN | 2008 | |||||
EUROPARC-España | Anuario 2011 del estado de las áreas protegidas en España | Madrid | Fundación Fernando González Bernáldez | 2012 | |||||
EUROPARC-España | Diseño de planes de seguimiento en espacios naturales protegidos. Manual para gestores y técnicos | Madrid | Fundación Fernando González Bernáldez | 2005 | |||||
Europarc-España | Planificar para gestionar los espacios naturales protegidos | Madrid | Fundación Fernando González Bernáldez | 2008 | |||||
Europarc-España | Procedimiento de asignación de las categorías de manejo UICN a los espacios naturales protegidos | Madrid | Fundación Fernando González Bernáldez | 2008 | |||||
Fernández-González F., Pérez Badia M.R., Sardinero S., Rodríguez Torres A. & Crespo G. | Espacios naturales protegidos y cambio climático en Castilla-La Mancha | Toledo | Fundación General de Medio Ambiente de Castilla-La Mancha | 2009 | |||||
García Fernández-Velilla S. | Guía metodológica para la elaboración de los planes de gestión de los lugares Natura 2000 en Navarra | Pamplona | Gestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra S.A. | 2003 | |||||
Mulero Mendigorri A. | La protección de espacios naturales en España | Mundi-Prensa | 2002 | ||||||
Ruiz R. & Serrano C. (Eds) | La Red Natura 2000 en Castilla-La Mancha | Toledo | Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha | 2009 | |||||
UNEP-WCMC | State of the world¿s protected areas: an annual review of global conservation progress | Cambridge | UNEP-WCMC | 2008 |