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Free e-Learning Program – Online courses

Education is evolving. More than ever, educators and trainers are seeking innovative ways to achieve quality teaching and motivate students. B.I.O.’s extensive e-learning program places a wealth of educational material and resources online and offers a broad range of free environmental education online courses, promoting pioneering dimensions in environmental education. The breadth of courses available provides participants with the freedom to cross departmental boundaries and to discover intellectual and creative thinking processes spanning several academic disciplines and featuring environmental protection as a common point of reference.

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List of environmental education courses

An indicative list of the courses offered by the program is shown below. Please note that not all courses are offered every term and that new courses may be added. For more information visit http://elearning.biopolitics.gr

Bio-Architecture and Urban Planning

Environmental models in architecture, energy efficient buildings, and environmentally responsible urban planning. Topics include: Biopolis – restoring nature and culture to the city; Land management and urban ecology; Water and waste management;Mobility and urban transport; Economy and capacity building; Employment and education; Social welfare, demographics and security; Urban health, accessibility and social integration; On the road to Zero-Emission Cities – Green Building and Sustainable urbanization. Click here for comments from participants.
Bio-Assessment of Technology

Tools and methods for pollution abatement, cleaner production, pollution prevention and recycling. Topics include: Global climate change and the greenhouse effect; Managing air pollution; Non-polluting energy sources; Energy conservation; Detecting and measuring air pollution; Water pollution; Dealing with oil spill accidents; Monitoring water pollution; Decontamination of drinking water; Pollution from heavy metals and how to deal with it; Sewage and wastewater treatment technology.
Bio-Ethics

Ethical issues related to the respect for life, genetic engineering, cloning, stem cells, environmental degradation, and animal rights. Topics include: Biopolitics – the new ethics for survival; Towards a universal understanding of bio-ethics; Professional and business codes of ethics; Ethics related to issues of human biology; Animal rights; Environmental ethics.
Biopolis – Sustainable Urban Development

With rates of urbanization increasing and per capita energy consumption on the rise, cities and towns around the world are an important part of the climate change problem, and they can be an important part of the solution as well. Cities represent the most materialized form of society’s interaction with the natural environment. As such, an environment-friendly urban policy plays a crucial part in preventing environmental deterioration and in maintaining and promoting bios. Click here for comments from participants.
Bio-Tourism

Environmentally friendly tourism, suggestions for cultural tourism and environmental hotel management. Topics include: The development of tourism; the concept of biotourism; Environmental capacity building and job opportunities in biotourism; Environmental education and biotourism; Environmental biotourism; Biodiversity and biotourism; Geotourism; Agrotourism and rural development. Click here for comments from participants (in Greek).
Climate Change

Topics include: Climate change throughout geologic time; Probable causes of climate change; Climate change impact on aquatic and terrestrial environments; Health issues and climate change; Climate change and sustainable development. Click here for comments from participants (in Greek).
Environmental Legislation

International and European Union environmental policy and legislation, international treaties and environmental action. Topics include: Current status of international environmental law; Principles of international environmental law; Introduction to the European Community Law; Community law and national law; Historical analysis of the Community environmental policy and institutional enforcement of environmental protection; The role of the Commission in the environmental policy of the Community; Community environmental policy – freedom of access to information and environmental impact assessment; Community environmental policy – nature; Community environmental policy – solid waste management; Community environmental policy – chemicals and biotechnology, environment and industry, and radiation protection; the future of environmental protection in the EU.
Food, Agriculture and the Environment

Agriculture and the environment, water and soils, chemicals and biotechnology, population growth, hunger, introduction to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. Topics include: Agriculture and the environment; Land use, soil quality and water in agriculture; Agricultural waste management; Quality and safety in food and agricultural products; Biotechnology – benefits and dangers; Organic agriculture and farming; Rural development; The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy; Food security and environmental sustainability – directions for the future. Click here for comments from participants
Green Salary – Reversing Unemployment through Environmental Protection

Topics include: Creating employment in environmental protection; Green jobs – a win-win scenario; Environmentally sound business practices; Working for cleaner environments; Green finance creates environmental and economic wealth; Green employment in the age of technology; Green employment in the transport sector; Energy efficient buildings – less waste more jobs; Greening the built environment and promoting zero emissions cities; Green jobs in agriculture and forestry; Aesthetics and the environment. Click here for comments from participants.
Health and the Environment

Environmental quality and public health, pollution threats to health, risks and benefits of biotechnology, quality of life. Topics include: Sources of air pollution; Components of air pollution; Health effects of air pollution; Indoor air pollution; Global warming; Acid rain; Controlling air pollution; Point and non-point sources of water pollution; Components of water pollution; Organic wastes, nutrients and bio-stimulants, and pathogens; Health problems related to water pollution; Sources of soil contamination; Health implications of pesticide use; Chemicals in food; Toxics in the environment; Food safety and the World Health Organisation; Noise pollution; Health effects of noise; Effects of radiation on health; Cancer and radiation; Electromagnetic fields; Health and biotechnology; Genetically-altered crops; Genetic engineering. Click here for comments from participants. (in Greek)
Mythology and the Environment

Environmental dimensions in mythology and inferences drawn about current environmental issues. Examples from the mountains and rivers of Greece. Click here for comments from participants. (in Greek)
Natural Resources – Soil and Water

Topics include: Soil quality and characteristics; Soil degradation; Erosion and loss of fertility; Controlling soil degradation; Institutional provisions for protecting soils; Water pollution and contamination; Point and non-point sources of water pollution; Health problems related to water pollution; Hydropower and energy from water – implications and prospects. Click here for comments from participants.
People with a Disability in Modern Society

Highlights the problems of the disabled in society and identifies measures to improve accessibility. Includes suggestions for infrastructure with input from the Athens 2004 Paralympics Committee. Click here for comments from participants.
Renewable Energy Sources

Renewable energy sources, clean energy, models for energy savings through wind, solar, biomass and other sources. Topics include: Solar energy; Wind energy; Geothermal energy; Biomass; Hydropowe; Hydrogen energy; Ocean energy; Nuclear fusion; Prospects for renewable energy in the European Union
Sustainable Agricultural Production – The Case of Montenegro

Topics include: Protection of water resources; Soil quality management; Sustainable forest protection and management; Sustainable agriculture. Click here for comments from participants.
Environmental Education for Sustainable Development in Turkey

Module 1. Sustainable Agricultural Development; Module 2. Bio-Economics; Module 3. Natural Resources – Soil and Water; Module 4. Environment and Health; Module 5. Clean and Renewable Energy
Sustainable Forest Protection and Management

International and European Union environmental policy and legislation, international treaties and environmental action. Topics include: The forest environment; Forest soils and landscape; The evolution of forestry; Forest health; Maintaining and regenerating forests; Woodland planting and establishment; Forest economics and rural development; Principles of forest management; Challenges and emerging issues for the world’s forests. Click here for comments from participants.
Waste Management

Waste management, water quality and treatment, recycling, domestic and industrial waste, management of more toxic waste, environmental impact. Topics include: Solid waste management; Recycling; Composting of waste; Incineration; Landfilling; Energy from wastes – alternatives; Radioactive waste disposal; Wastewater treatment; Examples from industry.

Countries

The program has been running since 2004, with participation from 138 countries.

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, FYROM, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.