Women in environmental biology
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Women in environmental biology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Women in environmental biology at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Women in environmental biology at Coursera Course details
- Have you ever wondered how humans relate to other living beings and what do you need to know to be able to understand current environmental problems? Do you know that many of these researches and knowledge have been described by women?
- This course gives answers to these questions and it is addressed to anyone interested in the relationship between humans and other living beings, as well as all those concerned about the global change situation that the planet is suffering.
- We will learn key concepts of environmental biology, what does the word biodiversity mean, what are the main types of living organisms that exist on the Earth and the importance of these for human beings. We will also learn that the gender perspective plays a key role in how we understand the world and in how science, and in particular, environmental biology, progress.
- What is this course useful for? In the current context of global change of the planet, sustainability is a key and transversal concept in many aspects of our life: education, politics, legislation, etc ... Knowing to appreciate the importance of our relationship with the natural environment will facilitate to work on issues related to sustainability with a solid knowledge based on evidence.
- On the other hand, there is growing evidence that the gender perspective is a key element in the transformation of many environmental problems on the planet. This course has been designed and developed by a team of women researchers applying the gender perspective in the content and structure of the course. In addition, with this course you will discover many other women who, throughout history, have made key contributions to environmental biology and that will surely allow you to start stretching the thread to know more of them.
Women in environmental biology at Coursera Curriculum
WOMEN IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
Welcome to the course
Organization of the course and evaluation
About the certificate
FAQ - General topics
FAQs - Assessments and Certificate
Introduction to the course
What is biodiversity? (Part I)
What is biodiversity? (Part II)
Citizen science as a tool to study biodiversity
Opening the door to the plant world
Why are flowers so important?
Plants: how can we study them?
Interview to Núria Gaju Ricart
Interview to Sandra Lavorel
Opening the door to the animal's world
What do I see when I snorkel?
The invisible world under the sea
Why are insects so important?
Vertebrates: how can we study them?
Interview to Morgane Tidière
Quiz 1
ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMANS
A look into ecology
Discovering freshwater ecosystems
Going deep into marine ecosystems
What do we know about forests?
Global change: Changing the Earth
Climate change and its effects on Human Health
How can we stop global change? (Part I)
How can we stop global change? (Part II)
Interview to Sandra Brucet Balmaña
Quiz 2
HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Human health depends on the environment
A major health problem: Pollen and allergies
Could humans live without bacteria?
Ethnobotany: relations between humans and plants
Benefits of nature on human health and well-being
Nutrition and contaminants in the food chain
Agriculture and soils in the contemporary world
Sustainable Agriculture
Genetic Improvements in Agriculture
Insights of the sustainable fisheries
Interview to Rosa Maria Poch
Quiz 3
STRATEGIES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Insights into ecofeminism
Culture of peace and sustainability
The key for the future: environmental education
What are ecosystem services?
The Red List of threatened species
The role of zoos in conservation biology
Past, present and future in marine conservation
Stories about consevation of big mammals (I)
Stories about consevation of big mammals (II)
Closure
Quiz 4
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