The E-Learning Module Series presents 7 non-interactive, self-paced, video lectures on participatory approaches within the theme of ecosystem services. The lectures include theory, use cases, breakpoint activities to deepen understanding, supplementary readings, links to online resources, and additional audiovisual materials. The modules vary from 1 hour to 1.5 hours to complete.
Module 1: Overview of Participatory Approaches
Module 2: A Deep Dive Into Few Public Participation Methods
Module 3: Public Participation in Managing Wild Plant Harvest
Module 4: Public Participation in Urban Biodiversity and Green Zones
Module 5: Public Participation in Ecosystem Services
Module 6: Participatory Approaches in Water Management
Module 7: Public Participation in Forest Landscape Management
This module is developed in the frames of the “German-Armenian Network on the Advancement of Public Participation GIS for Ecosystem Services as a Means for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development (GAtES)” project.
The platform is produced by the American University of Armenia (AUA) Acopian for the Environment as part of its GATES project, a collaborative 4-year project (2018-2021) between the Center and the University of Hohenheim (UHOH) supported by DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service, with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).