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EV515: Biodiversity Legislation & Policy
Semester 2 | Credits: 5
This module explores how conservation legislation and biodiversity policy can be linked into day to day planning work at a strategic and local level. Emphasis is placed on understanding the connections between national biodiversity actions, species action plans and local biodiversity action plans.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Apply a range of measures to meet policy drivers and legal obligations in day-to-day work
- Interrelate different articles that comprise the Habitats Directive with measures to conserve the wider countryside and climate change adaptation strategies
- Critique the success of species action plans and conservation strategies to contribute to favourable conservation status
- Assess the effectiveness of site designation to benefit conservation
- Evaluate European Court Judgements issued throughout Europe including Ireland for failure to transpose the terms of the Habitats Directive
- Apply all the learning outcomes above to benefit biodiversity at national and local levels, promoting the protection of habitats and species in line with SDGs 14 and 15.
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- GESCHE KINDERMANN:
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Reading List
- "Nature and Biodiversity cases: Ruling of the European Court of Justice" by European Communities
- "Biodiversity in the Coastal Zone: Status and Governance: A Report for the Working and Educating for Biodiversity (WEB) Group" by Flannery, W, Kindermann, G, Lynch, K & Potito, A
- "Guidance on the maintenance of landscape features of major importance for wild flora and fauna – Guidance on the implementation of Article 3 of the Birds Directive" by Kettunen, M., Terry, A., Tucker, G. & Jones, A.
- "How effective are European agri-environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity?’ Journal of applied ecology, 40(6)" by Kleijn, D. & Sutherland, W.
- "‘Does conservation on farmland contribute to halting the biodiversity decline?’ Trends in ecology & evolution, 26(9)" by Kleijn D., Rundlöf M., Scheper, J., Smith, H.G. & Tscharntke, T.
- "‘Bringing politics back in’. Domestic conflict and the negotiated implementation of EU nature conservation legislation in Ireland. Journal of environmental policy & planning" by Laffan, B. & O' Mahony, J.
- "Development and design of locally targeted HNV programmes in Ireland - The Aran Islands Case Study, pp. 74-75. In “Conserving Farmland Biodiversity – Lessons learned and future prospects. Teagasc" by McGurn, P. & Moran, J.
- "The status of EU protected habitats and species. Backing documents, maps, Article 17 forms. Volumes 1-3. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local" by NPWS
- "‘The ecological status of grasslands on lowland farmlands in western Ireland and implications for grassland classification and nature value assessment’, Biological" by Sullivan, C., Sheehy-Skeffington, M., Gormally, M. & Finn, J.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.