Masters Programs in Biodiversity in Spain 2020

The Master in Biodiversity Conservation provides specialized teaching, with a marked practical content, in biological diversity and species conservation through an original set of views on the problem of sixth extinction.

It addresses the most current knowledge of biodiversity at different levels of organization, from basic or applied approaches and always through the most recent techniques (GIS, remote sensing, molecular genetics, advanced statistics).

The ultimate goal is to provide the student with the most advanced practical and conceptual tools for immediate professional performance, either in research, or in management, both in public administration, as in any entity or company involved in conservation and restoration projects of the biodiversity... [-]

The Master's Degree in Marine Biology: Biodiversity and Conservation by the University of La Laguna brings together in its approach the great experience of more than forty years of teaching and research in this field developed in the ULL. It will have a strong character of practical and applied training. The student will acquire a sound knowledge of marine biodiversity, particularly the Atlantic-Mediterranean environment, and will also master the tools of know-how in the field of management, conservation and conservation, research and teaching related to the environment , Biodiversity and marine resources.

The term "Biodiversity" is relatively recent and although it has become fashionable, it is nothing other than the contraction of "Biological Diversity", understanding this as the structural and functional variety of all life forms, both at the genetic and specific levels. of ecosystems.... [-]

The term "Biodiversity" is relatively recent and although it has become fashionable it is nothing other than "Biological Diversity", understanding it as the structural and functional variety of all life forms at a genetic level, of populations, communities and ecosystems From a strictly biological point of view, its maintenance is unquestionable.

From the utilitarian perspective, biodiversity is extremely valuable for the goods it produces (food, medicines, fuels, etc.), for the services it performs (pollination, soil protection, nutrient cycles, etc.), for the information that contributes (scientific knowledge) and even as a carrier of psycho-spiritual values ​​(beauty, religion, senses, etc.). But the Conservation of biodiversity at the present time is much more, it becomes even a matter of survival especially in a territory as small as that of the Canary Islands, where mismanagement of resources, can be at least, more serious than in large territories where demographic pressure is lower.... [-]