Day
Time
Discipline
Code
Title of educational activity
Duration (hours)
Instructor
24/6
Sunday
Welcome Dinner in Ioannina (Arrival day)
Departure from Ioannina and overnight to Papingo village (60 km)
25/6
8.30h
Registration
9.00h
Introduction and presentation of participants
9.30h
BL
L1
Halting further biodiversity loss: Why?
2
A. Ramsey
11.30h
Coffe break
12.00h
M
L2
Spatial scales in biodiversity
2
A. Chiarucci
15.30h
Skills
P
Student project
2
All
17.00h
SE
FS1
Ecotourism: a trap or a chance for sustainable development?
2
V. Kati
26/6
8.00h
BL
FS2
Amphibian monitoring: the endangered yellow bellied toad
4
M. Dieterich
14.00h
BL
L3
Conservation biology in practice: tools for conservation action
2
V. Kati
15.30h
Coffee break
16.00h
SE
L4
Ecosystem services and nature conservation: triumph of utilitarianism?
2
G. Lovei
18.00h
BL
CL1
Biodiversity assessment: indices
2
A. Ramsey
27/6
6.00h
BL
FS3
Sampling riparian and freshwater biodiversity
10
All
28/6
8.00h
SE
L5
Conservation policy: nature conservation in cultural landscapes
2
M. Dieterich
10.00h
Coffe break
10.30h
SE
L6
N. Pindus National Park: ecological value and conservation
2
H. Papaioannou
13.00h
BL
L7
Conservation Biology: the european paradigm
2
A. Ramsey
15.00h
Skills
P
Student project
5
All
29/6
6.00h
BL
FS4
Bird monitoring: ringing small terrestrial birds
4
G. Lovei
10.00h
BL
FS2
Amphibian monitoring: the endangered yellow bellied toad
4
M. Dieterich
16.00h
BL
L8
Sampling methods for biodiversity assessment and monitoring
2
A. Chiarucci
18.00h
SE
L9
Ecological economics: foundation for sustainable nature conservation
2
M. Dieterich
30/6
Free day
Gastronomy night (conference hall)
1/7
Skills
P
Student work on their project
6
2/7
6.00h
BL/Skills
FS5
Inventoring mountain biodiversity
8
All
3/7
6.00h
BL/Skills
FS5
Inventoring mountain biodiversity
7
All
15.00h
Skills
P
Student project
5
4/7
7.00h
BL
FS6
Radio-tracking
4
A. Ramsey
11.00h
M
L10
Modelling extinction and loss of diversity in small populations
2
J. Halley
14.00h
M
CL2
Rarefaction technique
2
A. Chiarucci
16.00h
M
CL3
The analysis and viability of small populations
2
J. Halley
18.00h
BL
L11
Mountain ecosystems: how to maintain plant diversity?
2
P. Dimopoulos
5/7
8.30h
M
L12
Global climate change and biodiversity
2
J. Halley
10.30h
Coffe break
11.00h
SE
L13
Genetic manipulation and biodiversity conservation
2
G. Lovei
14.00h
SE
L14
Establishing and managing Natura 2000 network: the case of Greece
2
P. Dimopoulos
16.00h
Coffe break
16.30h
BL
L15
Biodiversity assessment: how to measure life?
2
V. Kati
6/7
8.00h
15.00h
Student evaluation
15.00h
Skills
P
Student project presentation
3
19.00h
IP evaluation
21.30h
Dinner
7/7
Departure day
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