K052 - environment

Description Environmental sciences are the study of organisms in relation to one another and to the environment. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: Ecology Environmental science === Exclusions The study of biology and toxicology are excluded from this detailed field and included under narrow field 051 ‘Biological and related sciences’.

Natural environments and wildlife is the study of the relationships between living organisms in natural environments in order to protect nature and wildlife. It includes the study of establishing and maintaining national parks in order to preserve their original natural state. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: National parks and wildlife management Nature conservation Wildlife === Exclusions Study of agriculture, horticulture and forestry are excluded from this detailed field and included in some of the detailed fields under 08 ‘Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary’. Study of hunting and trapping is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0821 ‘Forestry’.

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