The in-person component (40 hours) deepens this knowledge through applied learning, addressing global and regional biodiversity patterns, conservation and restoration strategies, emerging threats such as microplastic pollution, and the role of citizen science. Students work in international teams on a group project running throughout the course, culminating in an oral presentation evaluated by an international panel of teachers. The programme strengthens ecological understanding, digital and analytical skills, international collaboration, and the capacity to address real-world biodiversity and sustainability challenges.