Systematic Conservation Planning with Marxan and MarZone

Submitted by lelder on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 3:22pm.
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Courses are generally structured as a one or two day workshop that includes an introduction to key concepts and principles of systematic conservation planning followed by hands-on practical sessions designed to provide participants with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to use MARXAN and MARZONE in a conservation planning exercise. During the course, we will cover: 

  • Key concepts in systematic conservation planning
  • Overview of information requirements
  • Understanding the essential MARXAN input files
  • Parameter setting in MARXAN
  • Running MARXAN, understanding results and viewing in GIS platform
  • Advanced planning with MARZONE

The course is partially supported by the CERF funded Australian Environmental Decision Analysis hub (AEDA) and the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust.

Course Instructors 

All instructors are based at The University of Queensland’s Ecology Centre in The Spatial Ecology Laboratory (http://www.uq.edu.au/spatialecology/).

Prerequisites

Participants should have basic technical knowledge of excel and ArcGIS/ArcInfo.

Expressions of interest are sought from individuals wishing to attend this Marxan training workshop.

Type of training: 
Conservation and restoration site selection
Tool name: 
Marxan and Marzone
Training information
Training provider: 
The University of Queensland’s Ecology Centre, Spatial Ecology Laboratory
Reoccurring training opportunity?: 
Reoccurring
Training format : 
Classroom training
Training location: 
Broome, Western Australia
Training website: 
http://www.uq.edu.au/marxan//index.html?page=83122