Spring/Summer 2012 Graduate/Professional Training Courses and Certificates
Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program, Front Royal, VA
For more information, visit http://conservationtraining.si.edu or
e-mail scbitrain...@si.edu
Individual courses offer graduate credit or continuing education
units. Follow the links below for more details about each course and
to learn about our Graduate and Professional Certificates in Applied
Conservation Science.
Conservation Conflict Resolution
January 16-20, 2012
Designed and led by the Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration (HWCC),
this course teaches proven skills, strategies and processes for
effective stakeholder engagement and successful conservation conflict
transformation. Course participants learn how to analyze conflicts to
determine root causes and how to design and facilitate appropriate
conflict resolution processes to help ensure sustainable solutions to
complex conservation challenges.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/consconflict.cfm
Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis, & Remote Sensing for Conservation
February 6-17, 2012
Learn to use GIS tools to address conservation research problems,
quantifying effects of human-induced global change on wildlife and
biodiversity. Hands-on lab exercises (e.g. land cover mapping; home
range analysis; modeling habitat selection; mapping species
distributions) use remote sensing data and SCBI field survey data to
monitor global changes, assess impacts on wildlife, and develop
mitigating strategies.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/spatial.cfm
Statistics for Ecology and Conservation Biology
March 5-16, 2012
Gain in-depth knowledge of analysis techniques for cutting-edge
conservation and ecological research, employing R. Course focuses on
linear models, mixed models, generalized linear models, and how to
deal with the limitations of real datasets in the conservation
science context.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/statsecology.cfm
Species Monitoring & Conservation: Amphibians
March 26- April 6, 2012
Gain hands-on experience in the various in-situ and ex-situ practices
being applied to monitoring amphibians and addressing their critical
decline, including captive breeding, land management, monitoring and
assessment, collections and vouchers, and data analysis as well as
the applications of genetics and disease testing. The focus of the
course is on frogs, toads and salamanders.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/amphibian.cfm
Species Monitoring & Conservation: Terrestrial Mammals
April 16-27, 2012
This course teaches current techniques in assessment and monitoring
of wild mammal populations, including bats. Participants learn
principles of study design; current field assessment methods; data
analysis techniques including MARK and DISTANCE software; application
of monitoring data to decision-making and population management; and
collection and preparation of museum voucher specimens.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/terremammals.cfm
Non-Invasive Genetic Techniques in Wildlife Conservation
May 19-25, 2012
Learn how new developments in non-invasive genetics allow biologists
and managers to answer questions in animal behavior, population
biology and population management. Course participants will work
through directed research projects, from study design through field
data collection, sampling protocols, and DNA extraction and
amplification, to analysis of microsatellite and sequence data.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/genetics.cfm
Adaptive Management for Conservation Success
June 11-22, 2012
This course is taught in partnership with Foundations of Success
(FOS). Working in teams on a real conservation project, participants
practice conceptualizing projects, formulating objectives and
providing evidence of conservation results. The course builds skills
in designing and planning effective projects that provide clear
evidence of conservation impact, and in use of Miradi adaptive
management software.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/adaptive.cfm
Effective Conservation Leadership
2012 dates to be determined
What makes a successful conservation leader? Conservation
professionals need to know more than science to lead effectively.
This course provides self-skills assessments and addresses key
conservation leadership skills, including project management,
conflict resolution, effective communication and cross-cultural
learning, team-building and support, and applied conservation ethics;
participants address real-life environmental and conservation case studies.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/leadership.cfm
For information on the Applied Conservation Science Graduate
Certificate see: mccs.gmu.edu/graduate/certificate
For information on the Applied Conservation Science Professional
Certificate see: www.ocpe.gmu.edu/programs/green/applied_conservation.html
