Are you aware of what grows all around you? Come and explore!
Hochschule Geisenheim University participated in the Biodiversity Challenge/BioBlitz from May 2 to June 28, 2024 for the second year in a row as a member of the Association for European Life Science Universities(ICA). We thereby addressed the important topic of biodiversity on and around the university campus in the form of an interactive hands-on activity for students, staff and residents.
What is the Biodiversity Challenge (BioBlitz 2024)?
A BioBlitz is an attempt to record all wild species in a given area and time period. The Biodiversity Challenge is a "BioBlitz" in which the number of species found on campus is counted. Anyone and everyone - students, staff and visitors - can take part and enter species in the Observation.org, Obsidentify or Obsmapp apps. The number of species registered in the app can be tracked in real time. The progress of other participating institutions can also be followed live.
During the two months of BioBlitz 2024, a wide range of hands-on activities and events was organized. In addition to integration into different classes, various events were organized where interested parties had the opportunity to identify species with experts as part of science walks and take part in the BioBlitz for Hochschule Geisenheim University.
How to participate
Background
The ICA is a network of more than 50 universities from the EU and neighboring countries working on the circular bioeconomy (agriculture, forestry, food value chain and bio-based economy), sustainable use of natural resources, biodiversity, environmental protection and rural development.
In October 2022, member institutions issued a communiqué entitled "Bending the Curve for Biodiversity: challenges and opportunities for life science universities," in which ICA members committed to placing biodiversity conservation at the center of their activities.
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University Profil on observation.org KML-file of the campus (for Google Earth)Contact Persons
The participation of Hochschule Geisenheim University was coordinated by a cross-departmental team from the Department of Applied Ecology, the Department of Landscape Planning and Nature Conservation and the Green Office. The aim was to enable participation and promote awareness of biodiversity with this participatory action. The results of the competition can be used to develop future biodiversity-promoting measures in a targeted manner as part of sustainable campus design.
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