Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests, combat desertification, and halt biodiversity loss.
Events about sustainable use of land / ecosystems / biodiversity
UAIC’s Faculty of Geography & Geology organised the international conference “Present Environment and Sustainable Development (PESD)” in June 2025, with topics including biodiversity, risks, sustainable development and management of protected areas.
https://www.geo.uaic.ro/images/geodocs/Scoala_Doctorala/2024-2025/anunturi/PESD_2025.pdf
UAIC organised a “Think Tank” on urban / community resilience to climate change (which touches on land, ecosystems, community planning) with municipal/agency/civil-society partners.
UAIC was partner in a project on conservation of biodiversity and restoration of degraded ecosystems (site: Dunele Marine de la Agigea) in collaboration with the National Agency for Protected Natural Areas.
UAIC was involved in research published in Nature Communications on “multiple land-degradation pathways in Europe” (co-author from the UAIC Faculty of Geography & Geology).
Educational programmes on ecosystems / sustainable land use
Through the Geography & Geology Faculty event for Earth Day (“Ziua Pământului at Geology Dept.”) in 2025, UAIC engages students in land-/ecosystem-oriented activities (treasure hunt, etc.).
https://geology.uaic.ro/2025/ziua-pamantului-la-geologie/
The “Green EDU WORK UAIC” project emphasises “competenţe verzi” (green skills) and environmental-friendly behaviours.
https://cariera.uaic.ro/green-edu-work/
The larger project “SIDNER – Sistem interdisciplinar integrat pentru implementarea activităţilor de dezvoltare durabilă din regiunea de Nord-Est a României” includes biodiversity & environment among its domains.
Staţiunea de Cercetare şi Practică Studenţească „Ion Gugiuman” Rarău – Jud. Suceava
http://www.statiunigeografie.uaic.ro/rarau/index.html
It is located in the Masivul Rarău area (altitude ~ 1,572 m) in Suceava County, within a high‐mountain forested landscape of the Eastern Carpathians. The station supports student field practice, research in geography/geomorphology/biogeography/soil science, and it has infrastructure (laboratories, accommodation) for multi‐disciplinary work. The station hosts studies on geomorphological processes (e.g., periglacial processes, solifluxion, debris flows) and soil formation/pedogenesis in young soils on natural parent materials and technosols. These research activities are relevant to forest management and combating land degradation (since geomorphological instability, erosion, soil loss are threats to forest ecosystems and biodiversity).
Because the station lies in a protected area rich in endemic/species-rare flora/fauna, and hosts biodiversity-related research and monitoring, it contributes to efforts of biodiversity conservation and better understanding of ecosystem status. The station supports training of students, field‐based education and sustainable tourism components, which foster an ethic of sustainable use and raise awareness among future professionals.
https://www.uaic.ro/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/D3_Gradina-Botanica_RAPORT-FDI_2023.pdf
Several Faculties include subject matter and programmes that can support ecosystem biodiversity / land-ecosystem collaboration:
Faculty of Biology: Biology, Ecology and Environmental Protection; Biodiversity Conservation (https://www.bio.uaic.ro/?page_id=1474, https://www.bio.uaic.ro/?page_id=3294)
Faculty of Chemistry: Environmental Chemistry and Food Safety (https://www.chem.uaic.ro/ro/programe-de-studii-2025-2026/studii-master-2025-2026.html)
Faculty of Geography and Geology: Environmental Geography; Natural Hazards and Territorial Planning
https://www.geo.uaic.ro/programe-de-studii/specializari/geografia-mediului
https://www.geo.uaic.ro/programe-de-studii/specializari/riscuri-naturale-si-amenajarea-teritoriului