Search results for forest

Tropical Forest Landscapes 101: Conservation & Restoration

101 ratings at Coursera

Explore tropical forest conservation and restoration with Yale University's 7-week course. Learn about ecosystem functioning, climate change, biodiversity, human dimensions, conservation theory, restoration strategies, agroforestry, and funding sources.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Synthetic Aperture Radar: Ecosystems

Explore Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology for ecosystem monitoring in this 4-week course by University of Alaska Fairbanks. Learn to analyze vegetation, estimate biomass, and monitor agriculture.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The University of Sydney

Data-driven Astronomy

1336 ratings at Coursera

Explore data-driven astronomy with The University of Sydney's 6-week course. Learn computational thinking, SQL, data management, and machine learning in Python to analyze astronomical data.

• Coursera
• 23 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Chimpanzee Behavior and Conservation

267 ratings at Coursera

Duke University's 5-week course offers deep insights into chimpanzee behavior, their interaction with the environment, and conservation challenges, guided by experts from Jane Goodall's study.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Environmental Science

2 reviews

Explore environmental science with CEC's 24-hour program, covering topics like air pollution, ozone, plate tectonics, water resources, and sustainability.

• YouTube
• 1 day
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Serious Science

Earth Science

Explore Earth Science with Serious Science, delving into topics like climate change, human impact, and freshwater ecosystems in a 4-5 hour study load.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Dealing with Drought

343 ratings at Udemy

Learn about the science of drought, its impacts on society and environment, and strategies to save water in this 2-3 hour online course. Gain practical tips for water conservation.

• Udemy
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

ETH Zurich

Environmental DNA: Sensing the Diversity of Life and Assessing Ecosystem Health

The first MOOC on environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis for biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Learn how to detect, identify and monitor species in a non-invasive way to improve our assessments of diverse ecosystems, so we can find better ways to prot…

• edX
• 7 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Synthetic Aperture Radar: Foundations

5 ratings at edX

This online course provides foundational knowledge of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing including SAR imaging, SAR interferometry, and the concepts of polarimetric SAR. The individual concepts will be illustrated with data sets from spaceborn…

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Building with Timber

Innovations in architecture, engineering and manufacturing make it feasible to construct almost any building in timber, including high-rise structures. Discover how this way of building could help solve our climate, resource and housing related challenge…

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Intro to the Arctic

25 ratings at Coursera

Explore the Arctic's geography, climate, and history in this 5-week course by the University of Colorado Boulder. Learn about its rapid environmental changes and their global impact.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Florida Microcredential

Agroforestry

This specialization from the University of Florida Department of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences presented by leading experts in the field, is a five-module program covering the various aspects of agroforestry including the global distribution o…

• Coursera
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems

How can we preserve, restore, manage and sustainably use terrestrial ecosystems? Join us as we explore this question in the Brazilian Amazon and around the world.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Working with nature to adapt to a changing climate

Now available in French & Spanish! The course will equip learners with transferable and replicable skills in designing and implementing Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) initiatives by offering targeted training on key principles, risk assessments, mo…

• edX
• 9 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: The Global Standard for Assessing Risks to Ecosystems

70 ratings at FutureLearn

This course introduces the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems and its successful use and policy impact through real-world case studies

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)