1. Foundation

1.1 Perspectives

Factors Influencing Perspectives

Values & Environmental Perspectives

Worldviews & Environmental Perspectives

The Environmental Movement

1.2 Systems

The Systems Approach

Types of Systems

Stable Equilibrium & Feedback Mechanisms

Tipping Points & Resilience

Models

1.3 Sustainability

Introduction to Sustainability

Sustainable Development

Environmental Justice

Sustainability Indicators

Citizen Science

Sustainability Frameworks & Models

Alternative Economic Models

2. Ecology

2.1 Individuals, Populations, Communities & Ecosystems

Introduction to Ecological Systems

Classification & Taxonomic Tools

Factors Affecting Populations

Population Growth

Human Populations

Studying Populations

Ecosystem Functioning & Sustainability

2.2 Energy & Biomass in Ecosystems

Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Photosynthesis

Respiration

Trophic Levels & Food Chains

Food Webs

Energy Losses in Food Chains

Productivity & Biomass

Ecological Pyramids

Human Impacts on Energy & Matter Flows

2.3 Biogeochemical Cycles

Biogeochemical Cycles

Carbon Cycle

Human Impacts on the Carbon Cycle

Reducing Human Impacts on the Carbon Cycle

2.4 Climate & Biomes

Weather & Climate

Biomes

Atmospheric Circulation & Ocean Currents

2.5 Zonation, Succession & Change in Ecosystems

Zonation

Succession

Resilience & Stability of Ecosystems

3. Biodiversity & Conservation

3.1 Biodiversity & Evolution

Biodiversity & Resilience

Evolutionary Processes

Assessing Biodiversity

Biodiversity Management

3.2 Human Impact on Biodiversity

Threats to Biodiversity

Assessing Conservation Status

Conservation Case Studies

Tragedy of the Commons

3.3 Conservation & Regeneration

Preserving Biodiversity

Conservation Strategies

Habitat Management & Designing Protected Areas

Rewilding

Biodiversity Planetary Boundary

Conservation Perspectives

4. Water

4.1 Water Systems

Hydrological Cycle

Human Impacts on the Hydrological Cycle

4.2 Water Access, Use & Security

Factors Affecting Water Availability

Strategies for Increasing Water Supply

Addressing Water Scarcity

4.3 Aquatic Food Production Systems

Aquatic Food Webs

Human Consumption & Increasing Demand

Unsustainable Harvesting Practices & Overexploitation

Mitigation Strategies

Aquaculture

Climate Change & Ocean Acidification

4.4 Water Pollution

Sources of Water Pollution

Plastic Pollution

Monitoring & Assessing Water Quality

Eutrophication

Water Pollution Management Strategies

5. Land

5.1 Soil

Components & Structure of Soil Systems

Functions & Properties of Soils

9. Environmental Law

9.1 Introduction to Environmental Law

Definition & Purpose of Environmental Law

Environmental Justice & Challenges

9.2 Legal Frameworks & Governance

Environmental Constitutionalism

Levels of Environmental Law

International Law & Cooperation

9.3 Application & Enforcement of Environmental Law

Judicial Examination of Environmental Law

Strengthening Environmental Protection

Integrating Legal & Economic Strategies

10. Environmental Economics

10.1 Introduction to Environmental Economics

Definition & Purpose of Environmental Economics

10.2 Market Failures & Solutions

Market Failures & Solutions

Greenwashing & Tragedy of the Commons

10.3 Environmental Accounting & Valuation

Environmental Accounting & Valuation

10.4 Economic Growth & Impacts

Economic Growth

Environmental Impacts of Economic Growth

10.5 Ecological Economics

Ecological Economics

Alternative Economic Models

11. Environmental Ethics

11.1 Introduction to Environmental Ethics

Definition & Purpose of Environmental Ethics

11.2 Ethical Frameworks

Ethical Frameworks

Instrumental & Intrinsic Value

11.3 Ethical Approaches

Virtue Ethics

Consequentialist Ethics

Rights-Based Ethics

11.4 Environmental & Social Justice Movements

Environmental & Social Justice Movements