Time programme

The programme of lectures and other activities

Day

Time

Discipline  

Code  

Title of educational activity

Duration
(hours)

Instructor

13/6

Sunday

 

 

Arrival date. Welcome Dinner in Ioannina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departure from Ioannina and overnight to Papingo village (60 km)

 

 

14/6

8.30h

 

 

Registration

 

 

 

9.00h

 

 

Introduction and presentation of participants

 

 

 

9.30h

BL

L1

Halting further biodiversity loss: Why?

2

A. Ramsey

 

12.00h

SE

S1

Ecosystem services and nature conservation: triumph of utilitarianism?

2

G. Lövei

 

16.00h

SE

F1

Ecotourism: a trap or a chance for sustainable development?

2

V. Kati

 

18.00h

SE

S2 

Genetic manipulation and biodiversity conservation

2

G. Lövei

 

20.00h

Skills

P1

On the use of GMOs

1

G. Lövei

15/6

8.30h

BL

L2

Conservation Biology: the European paradigm

2

A. Ramsey

 

11.00h

M

L3

Global climate change and biodiversity

2

J. Halley

 

17.00h

BL

F2

Amphibian monitoring: the endangered yellow bellied toad

4

M. Dieterich

16/6

9.00h

BL

S3

Biodiversity assessment: how to measure life?

2

V. Kati

 

11.00h

BL

L4

Monitoring European bird diversity

2

D. Massimino

 

17.00h

M

CL1

Biodiversity assessment: indices

4

A. Ramsey

17/6

6.00h

BL

F3

Sampling riparian and freshwater biodiversity

8

All

 

18.00h

Skills

P2

Biodiversity inventorying (freshwater)

3

 

18/6

9.00h

BL

L5

Conservation biology in practice: case studies throughout Europe

2

A. Ramsey

 

11.00h

BL

L6

Mountain ecosystems: how to maintain plant diversity?

2

P. Dimopoulos

 

16.00h

BL

F2

Amphibian monitoring: the endangered yellow bellied toad

2

M. Dieterich

 

18.30h

M

L7

Designing protected areas: theory and practice

2

V. Kati

19/6

Saturday

 

 

Cultural excursion in Zagori: local history, culture and architecture

 

G. Kitsaki

 

 

 

 

Cultural seminar: history of Greece and Epirus

 

G. Kitsaki 

 

 

Skills

P3

Student work on their project

5

 

20/6

Sunday

Skills

P3

Student work on their project

10

 

21/6

9.00

M

L8

Ecological networking: conservation outside protected areas

2

D. Massimino

 

11.00

M

L9

Modelling extinction and loss of diversity in small populations

2

J. Halley

 

16.00

M

CL2

The analysis and viability of small populations

4

J. Halley

22/6

9.00

SE

L10

Ecological economics: foundation for sustainable nature conservation

2

M. Dieterich

 

11.00

SE

S4

The role of local societies in national park management

2

D. Massimino

 

17.00

BL

F4

Biomonitoring techniques: radio tracking

3

A. Ramsey

23/6

6.00

BL

F5

Inventorying mountain biodiversity

8

All

 

16.00

Skills

 

Students work on their project

4

 

24/6

6.00

BL

F5

Inventorying mountain biodiversity

8

All

 

17.00

Skills

P2

Biodiversity inventorying (mountain biodiversity)

2

 

 

19.00

Skills

P3

Students work on their project

3

 

25/6

9.00

SE

L11

Conservation policy: nature conservation in cultural landscapes

2

M. Dieterich

 

11.00

SE

L12

Establishing and managing Natura 2000 network: the case of Greece

2

P. Dimopoulos

 

16.00

 

 

Student evaluation

 

All

 

17.00

Skills

P3

Student project presentation

3

All

 

20.00

 

 

IP evaluation

 

All

26/6   

10.00

 

 

Departure day. Departure to Ioannina (bus)

 

 

BL: Biological component, M: mathematical component, SE: socioeconomic component, Skills: Developping student's skills