The UNESCOMED Center welcomed for another year the students of the international university master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability (SAES) of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).
On October 28, 2022, the new edition of the SAES master's degree was inaugurated at Castellet Castle, headquarters of the UNESCOMED Center. This is an activity framed in the International University Campus for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves that has been carried out annually since 2016.
On this occasion, the students of the SAES master, accompanied by Professor Eduard Ariza, coordinator of the master, were received by the director of the Abertis Foundation, Georgina Flamme; and by the scientific and technical coordinators of the UNESCOMED Center, Drs Roser Maneja and Mari Carmen Romera respectively.
In addition to learning first-hand about the research activity of the CTFC and the work of the UNESCOMED Center, the students had the opportunity to be inspired by a research conference on "Resilient landscapes and multi-objective management tools for decision-making in protected areas" by by Dr. Núria Aquilué, researcher at the Precision Forestry Research Group of the CTFC.
15 January 2023
Following the closure of the Erasmus+ EduBioMed project, on capacity building for education and research applied to Mediterranean biosphere reserves, UNESCOMED has taken up its baton and its motto: "It's time to learn from biosphere reserves".
Therefore, from the UNESCOMED website, an interactive platform for the exchange of knowledge on Mediterranean biosphere reserves, we are launching a new series of training videos on biosphere reserves as part of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) produced in the framework of the EduBioMed project.
The series of short videos, which includes an initial inspirational lecture and 28 educational talks organised in 5 ...
14 December 2022
During the second semester of 2022, five new biosphere reserves have joined the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves' Network.
25 November 2022
On 23, 24 and 25 November, Castellet Castle became the meeting point for defining the future strategic lines of the Mediterranean Network of Biosphere Reserves (MedMaB).
This was the first face-to-face meeting of managers after the Covid-19 pandemic, bringing together more than 30 managers from 8 different countries.
Elena Salgado, chairlady of the Abertis Foundation and Georgina Flamme, director of the Abertis Foundation were present at the event along with Sagrario Arrieta, deputy director of the Autonomous Organisation of National Parks (OAPN) and Nöeline Raondry, director of the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences at UNESCO, among other personalities.
