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21 Oct 2024
Environment

Asterousia Hybrid University 2024-2025 Phase A: Integrated Management in Biosphere Reserves and other Designated Sites of South-East Europe and the Mediterranean

UNESCO and MIO-ECSDE are joining forces to organise this year’s edition of the Hybrid University, focused on “SDG 15 ‘Life on Land’ terrestrial (and aquatic) ecosystems”.

Co-organised by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe and the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE), the overall aim of the Hybrid University is to educate and inspire the participants on rendering their living labs for sustainability, through mutual learning, and exchanges with the knowledge, skills, and methodology tools.

It targets postgraduate students, educators, young scientists and managers studying or working (or otherwise engaged) in existing, candidate or potential Biosphere Reserves, Global Geoparks, Ecohydrology demonstration sites, connected Natura 2000 and other designated areas with a priority given to participants from South-eastern Europe and Mediterranean countries.

The 2024-2025 edition of the Hybrid University will be carried out in 2 phases: 

  • Phase A (in person) will take place from 21 to 25 October 2024 within and around the Asterousia Biosphere Reserve in Crete island, Greece. It will entail lectures, field visits, and peer learning activities, from the attending professionals, associations and youth:
  • Phase B (online) is scheduled to start in January 2025, as a 3-week long event to capitalise and broaden the outcomes of Phase A and to provide learning opportunities to a wider ;

The main theme of this edition will be “SDG 15 ‘Life on Land’ terrestrial (and aquatic) ecosystems” within the context of integrated management approaches such as the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus and the Source-to-Sea continuum ;The sub-topics covered through lectures, workshops, field visits and peer learning activities are: 

  • How local actions in Biosphere Reserves and other sites can be good practices, be monitored and provide data to be used as indicators to help meet SDG 15 targets
  • Biodiversity Assessments | Establishing Monitoring Systems to track progress 
  • Freshwater related challenges in Biosphere Reserves ( land use, soil degradation, intensive agriculture, pollution, overexploitation, etc.) and solutions, including Non-Conventional Water Resources 
  • Good practices from Ecohydrology demonstration sites 
  • Degraded Habitat Restoration projects such as reforestation and wetland
  • Sustainable eco-/agrotourism practices 
  • The role of Community engagement, Youth, Citizen Science approaches under the umbrella of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 

When

21 Oct 2024 @ 09:00 am

25 Oct 2024 @ 05:00 pm

Duration: 4 days, 8 hours


Where

Greece

Crete


Language

English en


Source:

UNESCO

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