BRI – Biodiversity and Business: from Research to Impact

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
LEVEL
Bachelor student 
Master student
PhD, researcher
TYPE
Course, workshop, MOOC, seasonal school
MODES
In person
LANGUAGE
English
ECTS
3
PERIOD
27/01/2025 to 31/01/2025

Course Description

The protection of biodiversity presents a worldwide challenge, with the EU striving to take the lead in addressing its decline through its 2030 Biodiversity Strategy. Businesses are pivotal in crafting a framework that preserves and restores biodiversity along with the ecosystem services it offers. The Seasonal School is committed to addressing the global imperative of biodiversity conservation and advocating for a regenerative economic development approach.

Subject area

Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Economics and Business
Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Field area

Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Social Sciences

Time format

Weekly

Educational-info

Application deadline

08/12/2024

Teachers

Dr. Valentina Cucino

Competences

The objectives of the Seasonal School are as follows: (1) examine and promote a development model capable of protecting and regenerating biodiversity and the services that ecosystems provide, from a perspective of regenerative economic development; (2) provide participants with stimuli and tools to understand and measure the impact of business on biodiversity, evaluate risks and opportunities; and (3) foster technological and organizational innovation, encouraging the development of new technological and organizational solutions that foster a regenerative economy that protects natural capital. The Seasonal School is affiliated with the National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), an Italian project funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative.

Prerequisites

Undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students from different backgrounds (e.g. management, biology, law, political science, life sciences and engineering) who are interested in acquiring knowledge, skills, and experiences in the broad field of biodiversity and business.

Duration

1 week

Day of the weeks

5

ECTS

3

Validation mode

In presence

Maximum number of students

20

Language

English

Access to disable

In progress

Organizer

Partner

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

Faculty

Dr. Valentina Cucino; Prof. Andrea Piccaluga; Prof. Lino Cinquini; Prof. Alberto Di Minin; Prof. Francesco Testa; Prof. Andrea Tenucci; Prof. Giuseppe Turchetti; Dr. Giacomo Pigatto; Dr. Sara Tessitore; Dr. Donato Romano; Prof. Cesare Stefanini; Prof. Laura Ercoli; Prof. Anna Camilla Moonen.

Address

P.zza Martiri della Libertà 33 - Pisa

Contact or registration links