Visting Professor Dr. Mark Schwartz

Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research

Dr. Mark Schwartz has more than 30 years of experience in resource and conservation management with a focus on endangered species, forest ecosystems, climate change, and decision making. The seminar, "Translating science into practice in conservation and natural resource management," will be held May 19th to 31st.

His current projects focus on managing wildfire in the western US, climate driven conservation introductions and the implications of genomic tools on the application of conservation policies. Dr. Schwartz is a fellow of the Ecological Society of America, a science advisor for Defenders of Wildlife, and the founding Editor in Chief of Conservation Science and Practice. Previously, Dr. Schwartz has served as lead North American editor for Biological Conservation and Senior Associate Editor of Conservation Letters. Dr. Schwartz has served on the Board of Governors for the Society for Conservation Biology and is the former Director for the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment. Dr. Schwartz is visiting BOKU to explore new research directions in considering the differential role of private lands in forest protection and conservation policies in Europe versus the United States.

https://johnmuir.ucdavis.edu/people/mark-schwartz 

https://desp.ucdavis.edu/people/mark-w-schwartz 

Teaching at BOKU:

Translating science into practice in conservation and natural resource management (in English)

832008 SE, 2 ECTS, 19 - 31 May 2021

The seminar is open for registration via BOKU Online.

This course will compare different policy frameworks from the US and Europe to examine how the differential role of public versus private lands drive different kinds of decision-making from similar foundational legislation.  The course will focus on the theme of how policies set within different decision contexts (resource ownership, governing agency structures) leads to different roles for science and scientists in decision-making.

 

08.03.2022