The EcoPodcastsMultiplier Event organised by the University of Salento in Italy on the 21st of May 2024 was a big success! 14 different entities, including eight school and six natoinal and international entities. These included among others the National Biodiversity Future Center, the Eco-museum of reclamation of Frigole, and RI-ERIC LifeWatch.
The morning started with a warm welcome from Prof. Ludovico Valli (Director of DiSTeBA _ University of Salento) and Prof. Valeria Specchia (National Biodiversity Future Centre and Delegate for Erasmus Programme and International Cooperation of University of Salento - DiSTeBA). After a presentation of the EcoPodcasts Erasmus+ Project from Prof. Maurizio Pinna, the creation and use of the thematic resources and implemantation of the platform go.ecopodcasts.eu was presented by Dr. Roberto Massaro from the EcoPodcasts Team. This was followed by a short description of the use of the platform ecopodcasts.eu by Dr. Armando Cazzetta and a presentation of Prof. Alberto Basset about the Podcasts of LifeWatch. To conclude the theoretical part of the Event, Prof. Elisabetta Marulli, Prof. Davide Grossi and Prof. Tommaso Mandrisi shared their experiences with schools.
The highlight of the Multiplier Event took part in the afternoon, whenDr. Francesca Marcucci, Dr. Marco Rainò and Dr. Francesco Zangaro took the students on a guideed tour of the Lagoon Aquatina and the adjacent habitats. Afterwards, Dr. Ernesto Mola, Director of the “Eco-museum Frigole reclamation“, and Dr. Giuliana Rollo, President of CUFRILL (Frigole, Lecce), gave a lecture about the "History of the reclamation of Frigole (Lecce)" followed by a discussion with the students.
Many thanks to Prof. Maurizio Pinna, Dr. Francesca Marcucci, Dr. Ing. Armando Cazzetta, Dr. Roberto Massaro and Dr. Francesco Zangaro for organizing this wonderful event!
