The Value, Use, and Restoration of Ecosystems

The Environmental Biology credentials document competencies that include professionals working in environmental biology and require a solid understanding of major concepts including ecology, human population and development issues, biological principles related to water and soil, agriculture production, pest control, energy concepts, and pollution. They must also understand economic issues and considerations for policy development. Many of these professionals work in sustainability and urban planning and development arenas requiring an environmental biology foundation. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the value of natural ecosystems including consumptive and productive uses, the impact of various pressures on ecosystems, and ways that effective management can protect them.