The Partnership between a University and 5 Schools for Wise Use of Biodiversity

Abstract

Kinki University Fukuoka Campus coordinated with 5 high schools in Fukuoka prefecture, namely, Kaisei high school, Kurate high school, Hakuryo high school, Tagawa high school, and Tokaidai Daigo high school, to run a project called the Science Partnership Project (SPP). We took high school students to Hakata bay in Fukuoka prefecture to teach them about sustainable use of marine resources. We also ran experiments on how to efficiently use Ulva, an alga that has overgrown and results in green tide around the world. In order to make students aware of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the booklet of the secretariat of the CBD (SCBD) was used as an introductory textbook for the project. High school students who participated in the SPP program presented their findings at the 10th conference of the party to the convention on biological diversity interactive fair for biodiversity.

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