• Meet with experts and get first-hand knowledge. Every day there will be lectures given by marine biologists working on plastic pollution, marine ecology, soundscape and bioacoustics, and more

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• “Learning by doing”. Join experts in the sea for a guided snorkeling tour, walk the beach, or field lab for microplastic studies/analysis & explore the world of environmental sounds and turn them into art, hike up the caldera of the volcano and actively apply what you have learned​

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• Record, listen and study the sounds of the environment and try to transform the results into scientific research

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• Get in touch with local NGOs and marine protective organizations to see and learn firsthand what is being done on the Islands to protect the environment

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• Enjoy the beauty of the Aeolian Islands, a UNESCO world heritage

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• Share with us one week of studies, brainstorming, fun activities, and exchange of knowledge

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Requirements for participation

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• There are no requirements needed! 

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• The workshop is addressed to everyone who is interested!

meet with the experts

TBA

dr. francesco caruso

Expert in environmental acoustic monitoring, researcher at SZN and co-founder of eConscience - Art of Soundscape

The lectures will be accompanied by practical activities taking place in the afternoons and led by our experts. The activities will include:

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• Exploration of marine habitats while snorkeling (underwater hydrothermal vents, Vulcano/Panarea)

• Discovery of marine and terrestrial soundscapes, through a mixture of science and art

• Exploration of the littoral

• Plankton and microplastic sampling & studying following international protocols

• Estimation of your plastic footprint

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workshop costs

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