ProBioTIC | Promoting Biodiversity through Transdisciplinary Learning Interventions in the Carpathians
The Carpathian region is of great economic, ecological, and cultural importance. The seven countries involved have signed the Carpathian Convention, a regional agreement to promote cooperation in the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathian Mountains. The Convention cites Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as the key to sustainable development and the preservation of the region's biodiversity.
However, there is still a lack of understanding of the concept and methodology of ESD and transdisciplinary learning among stakeholders at the levels and sectors involved. The ProBioTIC project addresses this gap by designing learning interventions in a collaboration between sustainability researchers and local stakeholders, emphasising the integration of traditional knowledge and sustainable consumption practices.
Central to the project is a transdisciplinary module co-developed by Leuphana University and Jagiellonian University in Krakow. In this module, students collaborate with stakeholders from the Carpathian region to co-create community-led and context-specific learning interventions that promote biodiversity and sustainable consumption. This includes campaigns addressing human-wildlife coexistence, biodiversity's benefits to tourism, and sustainable food practices.
This project is funded by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) and is implemented by Leuphana University Luneburg in cooperation with partners.
Partners
Human-Environmental Systems Research Centre, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
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Dr. Tamara Mitrofanenko, Carpathian Convention Senior Expert
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Should you have any questions or would like to contribute to the project, please contact the project’s coordinator, Senan Gardiner, at [email protected].
