RedVector RV-10489

Sustainable Solutions: Loss of Biodiversity

Sustainable Solutions: Loss of Biodiversity

1 hr. Online Course

Level: Fundamental

Item#: RV-10489

SME: W. Matt McCaw

USD$29.95 InStock 2029-01-01
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Biodiversity refers to the richness and distribution of species living in a given area. This course will deal with strategies to effectively mitigate negative impacts to habitat and to restore damaged or degraded natural systems on-site.
 
Posted by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
Objectives SME Course Applies to
Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the Drivers of Biodiversity Loss
  • Recognize how the loss of biodiversity affects the lives of humans
  • Discuss the importance of site selection and habitat conservation in promoting healthy environments
  • Describe how reduction of habitat fragmentation and ecosystem restoration contribute to appealing residential and commercial development
  • List the benefits of holistic resource management in meeting the needs of safe, healthy construction for future generations
  • Explain habitat mitigation to produce commercial and residential construction that the public can utilize safely, responsibly, and with pride.
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: W. Matt McCaw
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I grew up in northeast Texas and as a child it seems I was happiest in the outdoors, often completely unsupervised with the world to roam. In adolescence I saw the woodlot behind our old neighborhood razed and developed and the grandparents’ farm sold and subdivided. I began to realize that these places, and all others like them, where I made my best memories needed protection.
 
I studied biology and chemistry at Southwestern University and earned a M.S. in Land Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am now the senior biologist for the City of Austin’s Water Quality Protection Lands program which conserves and manages over 27,000 acres south and west of Austin, TX for the protection and improvement of water quality and aquifer recharge.
 
Over the last decade of restoring and managing natural systems, my focus has shifted from nature to people. I have come to view restoration not as a means of benefiting nature for its own sake, but as one in a suite of tools for achieving sustainability and a fair standard of living for all people.
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