School of Botany and Environment
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Description
As part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Botanical Garden, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the University Botanical Garden introduce the School of Botany and Environment. The school offers engaging sessions featuring industry experts and researchers to enhance botanical and environmental knowledge and skills. The sessions are categorized into three thematic cycles, comprising 14 meetings. Held at 5:00 PM in Lecture Hall A at the historic location of the Botanical Garden, 14 Via Sant'Epifanio, these meetings take place on Friday afternoons and are open to the public.
Useful information
Course length: 28 hours
Language: Italian
Course delivery mode: in presence
Fee: open access
The meetings:
Managing the Environment
- April 21 - Fungi, a green tool for environmental restoration
- May 5 - The Siro Negri Forest of the University of Pavia: protecting, understanding, managing
- May 19 - Herbaria as witnesses of environmental changes
- May 26 - Natural habitats as works of art: their restoration in the Life Drylands project
Plants, Environment, and Climate Change
- June 1 - Climate change: data and perspectives - This session takes place on Thursday afternoon
- June 9 - 20 years of monitoring climate change in the Italian mountains
- June 16 - Impacts of climate change and tree rings
- June 23 - Where land meets water: wetlands and climate change
- June 30 - Aliens in the city: Pavia's flora in a changing climate
Agriculture, Food & Health
- October 6 - Vine and olive in Oltrepò Pavese, potentials and ongoing PNRR research
- October 7 - Prohibited wines
- October 13 - Corn: history, uses, and traditions
- October 20 - Mushrooms: nutrition and health
- October 27 - Healing with Plants: Is it always possible? What are the risks?