One major assignment which we’ve had during the Human Dimensions course caters towards improving our analytical thinking and writing skills. Tasked with writing a qualitative report on a Human-Wildlife Conflict, we set out in completely different directions depending upon our interests – some examples of what we’ve done include:
Beaver Conflict in Sweden, Reintroduction of free-roaming bison in Lithuania, Wolf conflict in Sweden, Swedish commercial fishing subsidies in the Baltic sea, Wild Boar in Berlin, Crop raiding by wildlife from the Bwindi Impenetrable national park; but also exploring the role of sustainable aquaculture and its environmental impact and looking into the different aspects of seal poaching in the United Kingdom.
The major focus of the assignment was to enable us to apply the skills we’ve learnt in this course to analyze major stakeholders in an issue, highlight current problems, and suggest possible actions to resolve or regulate the conflict.