| | Conservation Science and Practice - Wildland Conservation and Recreation | | |
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| School | University of Northern British Columbia | | |
| Location | Prince George, BC, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 3,068
Full-time Graduate: 850 | | |
| Degree | Bachelor | | |
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| Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 65% | | |
| Prerequisites | - Grade12 English
- Grade12 Precalculus
- Grade11 Biology
- Grade11 Physics
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| Description | Ecological systems underpin human well-being in many ways from art and culture to food security. Conservation professionals work to ensure that ecosystems will continue to provide these values for future generations. However, we are facing an increasingly complex set of challenges as human populations and resource development increase and the global climate changes. Meeting these challenges requires an integration of human and ecological values across a broad range of ecosystems at increasingly larger spatial and temporal scales.
The major in Wildland Conservation and Recreation focuses on portions of the landscape where conservation values, including recreation and aesthetic values, are the priority land use activities, and where these activities intersect with other values, priorities, and uses. Topics of study include: the promotion of and advocacy for conservation; integrated management of legally designated parks and protected areas; conservation area design; and human activities across these areas, including recreation, ecotourism and the associated positive and negative impacts on ecological integrity. Students develop the skills necessary to identify, plan, monitor, and manage conservation values within the parks, recreation and tourism sectors.
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