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The Living Amazon: Science, Cultures and Sustainability in Practice

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Overview

Learn about the importance of the Amazon at local and global scales, the threats the region faces, and how sustainable development can help save its extraordinary biodiversity and peoples for current and future generations.

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What you'll learn

  • Describe how the Amazon was formed and why it is home to such a rich diversity of plants, animals, and cultures.
  • Understand the role the Amazon plays in the world's hydroclimate system and what it would mean for humanity to lose a significant portion of the forest.
  • Describe how Amazonian populations have influenced and sustainably managed the Amazon’s ecosystems over millennia.
  • List the main threats the Amazon currently faces and drivers of deforestation and land degradation.
  • Identify sustainable alternatives for development in the Amazon.
  • Be inspired to implement sustainable alternatives for development in the Amazon.

Syllabus 8

  1. Module 1: Introduction to the Course
  2. Module 2: The Amazon: 3 Billion Years in the Making
  3. Module 3: Peoples of the Amazon
  4. Module 4: Landscapes, Livelihoods and Policies in the Amazon
  5. Module 5: Land-Use Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being
  6. Module 6: Climate Change in the Amazon
  7. Module 7: A Sustainable and Inclusive Vision for the Amazon
  8. Module 8: Solutions for Conservation, Restoration, and a New Socio-Bioeconomy

Skills you'll practise

Bilingual (Spanish/English)GeologySustainable DevelopmentClimatologyManagementAgriculturePortuguese LanguageEcosystem ScienceAnthropology

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (8 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (USD 49). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Taught by

  • Carlos NobreResearcher
  • Nadino CalapuchaAmazonian Kichwa Leader & President
  • Jhan-Carlo EspinozaResearch Director
  • Philip FearnsideSenior Researcher
  • Susanna HechtProfessor
  • José MarengoGeneral Coordinator
  • Lilian PainterDirector
  • Camila RibasScientist

SDG Academy is in Tier 3: good universities, respected companies, nonprofits and well-known teachers of our institution ranking (70/100).

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