BIO 3.5

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Category

Competence Level

Category name:

Biodiversity Conservation

Category code:

BIO

Category function:

Ensuring the maintenance of the ecological values of protected areas through management and monitoring of species their habitats ecosystems and natural resource use.

Competence level:

LEVEL 3

Code:

3

Scope of work:

Direction and management of medium sized organisations.

Typical function:

SENIOR MANAGER

Knowledge statement:

Direct programmes for sustainable harvesting of natural resources.

Knowledge criterion:

Range of products uses and harvesting techniques (e.g. timber fuel wood non-timber products fish game etc.). Details of groups involved in harvesting. Principles of sustainable harvesting and assessment of sustainable yields. Laws and regulations affecting resource harvesting.

Performance criterion:

Identifying resources suitable for sustainable use. Leading the development and implementation of justified programmes for sustainable use in collaboration with harvesters/users. Agreeing parameters for use and developing regulations (e.g. harvesting techniques and periods quotas means of monitoring and assessing impact). Specifying different approaches for subsistence local and commercial harvesting. Monitoring and reporting on the results and impacts of harvesting. Incorporating the measures into the overall management strategy/plan for a protected area.