EU partnership to protect agricultural land in the face of climate and environmental challenges. Caring for future generations
▶Summary
The project aims to increase awareness, knowledge, competence and develop management skills in the face of the impact of climate change on agriculture and the legal measures put in place to protec...
▶Objectives
The project aims to increase awareness, knowledge, competence and develop management skills in the face of the impact of climate change on agriculture and the legal measures put in place to protect it by conducting a new interdisciplinary educational module among graduate students on quantitative and qualitative conservation of agricultural land towards environmental and climate challenges, strengthening teachers' competencies in this area and stimulating sensitivity to social responsibility.
▶Activities
- preparation and conduct of an educational module, - preparation of master theses - conducting trainings for teachers - carrying out university-wide educational activities (workshops) within the framework of World Soil Day - creation of a virtual platform, a living laboratory for agricultural land protection and a related smartphone application - production of educational materials and dissemination of the project issues - organization of dissemination events
▶Impact
-improve students' knowledge and career prospects, -support the professional development of academics, -increase the practical value of scientific research, -increase public awareness and sensitivity to climate change, -sensitize the public to the need to care for environmental and agricultural land resources, -stimulating entrepreneurship and youth activity in the rural sector, -raise public awareness and reinforce the need for lifelong learning, -conduct open dialogue with stakeholders.