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  Biodiversity on Campuses: A Collaborative Initiative Among CIVIS Universities
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 Development of a common approach for the biodiversity inventory of CIVIS campuses involving professors, researchers and students, source of new collaborations and future projects

Main Beneficiaries &amp; Social Impact
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### **Main Beneficiaries**

The project is designed for students, citizens, and policymakers. Participants can take part through workshops, field activities, co-creation sessions, and data dissemination initiatives. The activity is coordinated by 16 academic staff members and supported by 12 administrative staff members. It is addressed to a group of approximately 50 interuniversity students*.*

###  Social Impact

Students and academics benefit through new learning opportunities and the development of networks that can generate real-world impact, which also benefits citizens. The project is expected to increase social awareness and foster collaboration between academics and policymakers in order to strengthen policy influence.

 Core Methodology
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The main method used is participatory research involving academics and students, based on field activities and data-processing workshops, as well as community engagement aimed at developing solutions to local problems.

Events in the Project
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**Event Name**

**Date(s)**

**Location**

**Description (purpose, audience)**

[**Biodiversity Mapping in the UB campus**](https://www.facebook.com/100083309772090/posts/pfbid0hMvRBpxiE85sJJF36oKeigqDnX5mGC4R44PuABds2T3fw3XwaePj9ZoEgXzU7AgEl/)

21-23.11.2025

Orșova Research Station, Bucharest

Identifying plants species, students, researchers

[**Noise Mapping in the UB campus**](https://www.g4media.ro/v/orsova-orasul-masurat-in-decibeli-ce-arata-harta-zgomotului-realizata-de-studenti-si-profesori-2)

21-23.11.2025

Orșova Research Station, Bucharest

Identifying noise levels in the UB campus, students, researchers, citizens, policy makers

[**Biodiversity mapping on UoG Campuses**](https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/sustainability/biodiversity/)

Ongoing

University of Glasgow

Identifying and recording plants and animals, students. Staff, University Court

**Evaluation of biodiversity Observation strategies: test-drive as part of CNC (City Nature Challenge)**

25.04.2025-28.04.2025

University of Salzburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Identify plants species, students, researchers

**Biodiversity Action Week#1**

03.11.2025– 06.11.2025

University of Salzburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Standardized biodiversity survey, students, researchers, courses

[**Biodiversity Action Days#2 (within the CNC 2026)**](https://indoors2501.zgis.at/downloads/OpenLab_BiodiversityOnCampus_CNC26-salzburg.pdf)

24.04.2026-27.06.2026

University of Salzburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Identify biodiversity, students, researchers, courses, school class, citizens

Take-Aways
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The social impact is effectively assessed through different monitoring strategies, including participant engagement surveys, data analysis, partnership assessments, and evaluations of community engagement.

Partners
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**Partner Name**

**Type**

**Bio**

[SANDOZ Alain](mailto:Alain.sandoz@univ-amu.fr)

Academic

Professor at Aix-Marseille Université

[MITTLBOECK Manfred](mailto:Alain.sandoz@univ-amu.fr)

Academic

Senior Science at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg

[DIACONU Daniel](mailto:Daniel.diaconu@unibuc.ro)

Academic

Professor at University of Bucharest

[WHITE Stewart](mailto:Stewart.white@glasgow.ac.uk)

Academic

Senior Lecturer at University of Glasgow

[EZZINE Mohammed](mailto:Mohammed.ezzine@gmail.com)

Academic

Professor at Université Hassan II de Casablanca

### **Contact Point**

### Co-coordinator

![Co-coordinator](https://civis.eu/storage/files/aix-marseille-universite.png)- Alain Sandoz
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### Co-coordinator

![Co-coordinator](https://civis.eu/storage/files/university-of-bucharest.png)- Daniel Diaconu
- [Email](mailto:daniel.diaconu@unibuc.ro)

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