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Biodiversidad y servicios ecosistémicos

Alarmados por la pérdida de biodiversidad recientemente, científicos que persiguen la conservación de la naturaleza, y cada vez más responsables políticos han comenzado a resaltar los servicios que los ecosistemas brindan, por ejemplo: alimentos, agua y aire limpios, espacios para recreación y hábitats para animales y plantas.

En colaboración con un grupo de educadores formales e informales, como científicos y gestores de bosques y vida silvestre, los estudiantes no solo aprenderán sobre la gestión sostenible de los ecosistemas, sino que también estudiarán diferentes servicios ecosistémicos y su valor para el bienestar de las sociedades. Para ello se utilizarán enfoques de aprendizaje colaborativos, basados en problemas e indagaciones junto con la Comunidad de Ciencia Abierta en Eslovenia para fomentar la comprensión y la apreciación de la diversidad de los servicios ecosistémicos. Aprovechando la experiencia de los socios de MULTIPLIERS, los estudiantes aprenderán que los servicios ecosistémicos pueden competir entre sí e incluso si pueden equilibrarse, puede haber compensaciones.

Spring Carousel – Celebrating Earth Day with a Charitable Touch

Jul 19, 2023

By Sara Močnik, Primary school Šmartno pod Šmarno goro On April 15, the 9th annual Spring Carousel took place at the Šmartno pod Šmarna Gora Elementary School in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Organized to raise contributions to the school fund, the event was dedicated to Earth Day this year. We aimed to find ways to bring environmental …

Opening students’ perspectives to science careers

Feb 23, 2023

The first round of MULTIPLIERS in Germany is dedicated to the topic of vaccination, with a focus on HPV and Covid-19, as well the immunological and ethical aspects of the vaccines. But raising awareness about the infection and promoting science learning are not the only goals of the project. Through visits to authentic settings and …

Slovenian pupils discover the importance of ecosystem services with new “natural sciences backpack”

Ene 10, 2023

Ecosystem services encompass all functions of natural systems that humans benefit from, such as clean air and water, fertile soil, pollinating insects, protection from natural disasters, climate regulation and much more. Despite being essential to all life-support systems, ecosystem services are are often considered “free” and taken for granted. Studying ecosystem services makes their value …

Vaccination in discourse: How students in Bonn, Germany, learn to deal with this controversial issue

Ene 3, 2023

After years of coping with a global pandemic, the topic of vaccination could not be more urgent to society and is at the centre of the first MULTIPLIERS thematic project in Germany. Since the establishment of local Open Science Communities (OSCs) began in November 2021, the group quickly grew into a network of schools and …

Students as Agents of Social Change/MULTIPLIERS & OStogether Inspiration Session

Oct 20, 2022

What does the school of the future look like? The times when students were considered mere recipients of information are over. Still, schools haven’t fully transitioned yet into a model that strongly encourages student participation, agency and self-efficacy, preparing pupils to tackle real-world challenges. With a focus on science education and sustainability dilemmas, the MULTIPLIERS …

Multipliers Open Science Community gets active in Slovenia with outdoor lesson in the forest

Jul 4, 2022

The Multipliers Open Science Community (OSC) in Slovenia is getting active! On 16 June, the project’s OSC partner Slovenian Forestry Institute (SFI) conducted a workshop at the Betnava Forest, in the city of Maribor, attended by 21 students of the gymnasium school II. gimnazija Maribor. Dr Urša Vilhar, from SFI’s Department of Forest Ecology, introduced …