Baltic Sea Project

  UNESCO ASPnet Baltic Sea Project invites teachers and students to engage with UN sustainable development goals by completing one or more citizen science activities during the given two-month period. Citizen science is a possibility for citizens to contribute to science and learn about their living environment. To finish off the event all participants will be invited to a mini web-conference taking place on April 25th, where they will be able to share experiences and results with their peers and hear a talk on the topic. Everyone signed up for one of the activities will receive an invitation in the weeks to come! How to get involved? Choose one or more activities and sign up for it by March 4th! This way we can have an overview of the participants and keep in touch. Activities can be either done in group or individually. 1. Air quality inside/outside Make measurements of CO2 inside or outside of your school or explore air quality measuring points in your area. Activity si...

Finland has sought a boost to the activities of the UNESCO ASPnet schools’ Baltic Sea Project from the national  Yhteinen Itämeri (Our Baltic Sea)  project.  Yhteinen Itämeri  project received funding from the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) from government grants allocated to the internationalisation of education. The project started in August 2021, and will end at the end of December 2022. The aim of Yhteinen Itämeri is to activate, strengthen and expand Finland's national Baltic Sea Project school network of UNESCO ASPnet schools, but also to cooperate at international level with schools in the Baltic Sea region. The aim is to raise awareness of the environmental problems in the Baltic Sea region, and to help understand the different scientific, social, cultural, political and economic aspects of human-to-nature dependence. In addition, the aim of the project is to strengthen the sustainable lifestyle of pupils and students and to encourage climat...