Small-scale tourist infrastructure is the cornerstone of successful implementation of hands-on education activities for important target group – (local) pupils, who will become important stakeholders, decision makers (farmers, mayors, teachers etc.) and should be constantly informed about nature conservation activities to become responsible and aware generations also in regard to nature conservation. They represent a significant share of future farmers and agriculture is one of the most important threats to amphibians. It is also essential for dissemination of results and project promotion in local community.
ZTG, KPLB and KP have very limited educational infrastructure, lacking a well-equipped outdoor classroom for school groups and have non of the topics on amphibians. New infrastructure will provide better acceptance of the project in local community in terms of “development,” provide on-site awareness raising and enable locals to spend more quality time in nature. It will also bring a better oportunity for small local tourist business.
In Krajinski park Radensko polje and Krajinski park Ljubljansko barje we will establish educational trails with info boards, interactive modern nature-interpretation models and a wooden outdoorclassroom. In Krajinski park Radensko polje also an observation tower with live-stream camera broadcasting changes of water regimes will be set-up and bridge over the stream.
Info Centre in Kozjanski park will connect conservation of natural and cultural heritage and act as important site for promotion of good practice for amphibian tunnels, mitigation measures for prevention of fish predation on amphibians and rearing station established. The infrastructure is also important to direct visitors from most vulnerable places thus contributing to objectives of the project – amphibian conservation. Info point in Denmark will educate and raise awareness about fish threats to amphibians to locals and tourists.
For promoting amphibian conservation, we will also arrange workshops and summer camps on amphibian topics for children, lectures about project, results and amphibian conservation for stakeholders and guided tours for variable target groups. We will prepare various learning tools, educational materials, mobile exhibition, amphibian identification key, amphibian tool-box with real size models of amphibians, research kit for teachers, leaflet on project objectives, leaflet on underpasses, amphibian conservation best practice guidelines, calendar, mamory game, map of Krajinski park Radensko polje with information on nature conservation, T-shirts, backpacks, promotional blankets and safety vests.
Katja Poboljšaj from the Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora presented the project LIFE AMPHICON – Amphibian Conservation and Habitat Restoration at the 5th Biological Evening organised by the University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP FAMNIT)....
24 February, 2023
In the last days of December, a new leaflet presenting the importance of creating new amphibian water habitats was published by Ljubljansko barje Landscape Park....
10 January, 2023
Within the LIFE AMPHICON project, a very special Calendar was created for the year 2022....
13 December, 2021
The annual European Researchers' Night takes place at the initiative of the European Commission. It is a Europe-wide public event that brings researchers closer to the public. ...
28 September, 2021
Last week, Radensko polje Landscape Park conducted two lectures on the topic of amphibians for tourist guides....
10 June, 2021
LIFE AMPHICON project team has started conducting hands-on workshops, aiming to educate pupils and students about different amphibian species, their habitat and the causes for them becoming endangered....
07 May, 2021
In Kozjanski Park, we dug an educational pond at Primary School Lesično, which will be an excellent teaching accessory....
03 May, 2021
We started with the renovation of the old tratched roof of the homestead next to the pond in Trebče. This pond is settled in an abandoned Bistrica River branch, which is by far the most important spawning ground for many amphibians in the spring. ...
22 March, 2021
In order to educate and raise the awareness about the project, its activities, and the project areas an indoor amphibian exhibition will be set up. The first three roll ups have been completed....
26 February, 2021
Educational and awareness raising activities represent crucial support to concrete conservation actions, bringing information about the importance of species conservation and habitat restoration closer to both target groups and the general public....
20 January, 2021
