Overview

Education and awareness are crucial for managing global change and reducing biodiversity vulnerability, with higher education linking research, education, and innovation. There is an urgent need for professionals with integrative skills and the ability to communicate across fields. The rise in green jobs, driven by international actions, could create up to 500,000 jobs, but a skills imbalance exists due to a lack of integrative higher education programs that transition students from fundamental ecology to practical solutions.

Skills

• Graduates in Global Change Ecology and Biodiversity Management from University of Lisbon gain the ability to synthesize and integrate knowledge from diverse areas such as global change, biodiversity conservation, evolutionary responses, and environmental governance, integrating concepts to form a comprehensive understanding.
• Proficiency in communicating complex ecological and environmental concepts through various channels, including scientific documentation, technical reports, policy briefings, and presentations to different audiences.
• Ability to apply advanced analyses and modelling techniques to real-world studies in biodiversity and conservation management, integrating data analysis with ecological understanding.
• Capacity to apply practical techniques in wildlife conservation, incorporating the principles of conservation genetics to address complex and multifaceted conservation challenges and the application of evolution as a management tool.
• Ability to develop sustainable practices by integrating knowledge of ecological sustainability, environmental assessment processes, and environmental governance mechanisms.
• Capacity to develop problem-solving in conservation and environmental management contexts, integrating diverse perspectives and considering the long-term implications of proposed solutions.