Conservation

Conservation focuses on sustainable use of the countryside, including habitats, wildlife, landscapes and the natural and human factors influencing them.

Conservation at Bangor University spans the breadth of the discipline from the ecology of threatened species to the institutional and economic aspects of conservation. We work globally: from the forests of Madagascar to the savannahs of Africa, from the mountains of Snowdonia to the primeval woodlands of Poland. We work on a diverse range of taxa, from large predators to economically important palm species. We are interested in evidence-based solutions to the diverse threats facing ecosystems worldwide.

Conserving biodiversity and avoiding the mass extinction of species as a result of human expansion is one of the biggest challenges we face. Conservation scientists use their skills and scientific knowledge to tackle these issues by exploring new approaches to conserving our natural world. 

Our degrees provide students with a broad and balanced understanding of the fundamental science underpinning Conservation and land use. We address issues concerned with sustainable use of the countryside.  We also look at how economic activities such as farming and forestry can be managed in an environmentally friendly way, and how human enjoyment of the countryside can be incorporated within an integrated land use approach.