START seminar on biodiversity

Seminar for START-Saar scholarship holders

Title: “Wealth of the Earth – Diversity of Life”

Program

October 17, 2014
17.00 Welcome, presentation of the program, clarification of expectations
17.45 – 19.00 “The basis of life – biological diversity” Keynote speech followed by a short excursion Led by: Dr. Hannes Petrischak, Managing Director Forum for Responsibility Stefan Mörsdorf, Managing Director Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen gGmbH
19.00 Dinner
20.15 – 22.00 Thematic evening program

October 18, 2014
8.00 a.m. Breakfast
9.00 a.m. Departure to Gondwana Park, Landsweiler-Reden
10.00 – 12.30 a.m. Centre for Biodocumentation (ZfB), Schiffweiler staff unit of the State Office for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety Guided tour of the “treasure trove” of the extensive natural history collections and discussion on current changes in nature Led by: Dr. Andreas Bettinger
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 17.00 Gondwana Park, Praehistorium, Landsweiler-Reden Step by step through the most important phases in the history of the earth and mankind – tropical primeval forests, deserts, ice forests, shallow seas and deep oceans. The richness of the earth live in Saarland – time travel with the Z.E.R.A. (Zeitexpress Reiseagentur) Led by: Stefan Mörsdorf
17.00 – 18.30 Return journey to Otzenhausen
18.00 Dinner at the Eurobistro

October 19, 2014
8.00 a.m. Breakfast
9.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Practical workshop “Biodiversity in practice” Focus: – Forest – Around the house: “Urban nature” – Biological invasions: Introduced and immigrating species – Identifying plant species, creating a START herbarium
12.30 p.m. Lunch
14.00 hrs Departure of the participants