Conservation of Biodiversity

5 ECTS credits, Academic Year 2026-2027, 756347A
Learn the basics of conservation biology. What factors are causing populations to decline and species to go extinct.

Enrollment period

-

Mode of delivery

Web-Based Studies

Course study period

-

Price

Free

Education information

Concept, its history and global patterns of biodiversity. Overview of the main threats and mechanisms affecting biodiversity loss. Consequences of biodiversity loss in all levels of biological hierarchy. Methods for halting biodiversity loss. Current species and habitat type specific issues with a Finnish perspective.

Education format

Continuous learning
Open university

Semester

Academic Year 2026-2027

Field of study

Natural sciences

Discipline

3205 Biologia

Teaching language

English

Course organiser

University of Oulu

Location

online

Maximum participants

30

Contact information

Guidance and counselling

avoin.yliopisto(at)oulu.fi
Created 25.3.2025 | Updated 15.4.2026