Management and Conservation of Agricultural and Natural Resources

Professors: Karine Louise dos Santos, Cesar Augusto Marchioro, Júlia Carina Niemeyer, Patrícia Maria Oliveira Pierre Castro
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Course workload: 75h
Credits: 4
Syllabus: Introduction to the use, conservation, and management of Agricultural and Natural Resources. Study of the convention on biological diversity and other related agreements and conventions. Analysis of legislation on the conservation and use of Natural Resources. Conservation unit systems. Assessment of strategies for the conservation of natural and agricultural resources. Relationships between natural resources, agriculture, and sustainability.

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Novo Código Florestal Brasileiro. Lei nº 12.651, de 25 de maio de 2012.
CONVENÇÃO DA BIODIVERSIDAE (CDB). Decreto Nº 2.519, de 16 de março de 1998. (http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto/D2519.htm)
CULLEN Jr., L.; RUDRAN, R.; VALLADARES, C. (Org.) Métodos de Estudos em Biologia da Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre. Curitiba: UFPR, 2012. 652 pp.
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