BIO 2.1

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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 2

Code:

Scope of work:

Management Completing specific and complex technical assignments (according to technical speciality).

Typical function:

MIDDLE MANAGER

Knowledge statement:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of species habitats and ecosystems of a protected area.

Knowledge criterion:

Significant species and ecosystems of the PA. Available identification aids and sources of information and knowledge. Use of field guides keys or specimens to identify species. Fieldwork skills (see FLD).

Performance criterion:

Recognising and describing the main ecosystems of a protected area. Knowing and identifying the main species of conservation importance of a protected area; knowing their status their habitat requirements and the conditions they require for survival. Knowing the threats faced by species of conservation importance and the impacts of those threats.