This option module will introduce concepts of environmental conservation and management and explores their implementation via different contexts and case studies. Environmental conservation and management are fundamental to concepts and practices of sustainable development, enabling exploration and application of notions of strong sustainability and human-nature relationships. The module raises critical and contested questions about the ends and means of societal interaction with the natural world, including dimensions ranging from the practical and political to the moral and ethical. This module introduces the multi-faceted nature of environmental management, and the challenges of turning values and aspirations into strategies and practical actions. We will use case studies from Scotland and further afield, exploring underlying value systems as well as the situational realities.