Publication Alert!
We are excited to start the new year with a new publication that explores how participatory approaches can be effectively integrated into aquatic ecosystem and ecosystem services projects. The paper provides practical guidance on selecting context-specific methods, identifying relevant stakeholder groups and their level of involvement, and reflecting on the benefits and challenges of different […]
EcoServ Citizen Science
Students and Teachers Becoming Local Change-Makers along the Hrazdan River
Master’s degree at the BOKU, Vienna
EcoServ provides an opportunity to one student from Armenia to study the international Master’s program “Applied Limnology” at BOKU University, Vienna.
EcoServ Citizen Science initiative has kicked off!
Our team established a sustainable collaboration with local schools in the Hrazdan River basin communities in Armenia. The students are using bioindication methods to assess the ecological condition of the river. In cooperation with school teachers, we aim to engage local communities in ecosystemservices assessment and contribute to project-based learning. EcoServ project is funded by […]
Research cooperation between Armenia and Austria: Radiointerview
Armenian aquatic ecosystems have a high level of vulnerability, in part due to high density of population in the drainage basins, lack of water treatment plants and global climate change. The World Resources Institute classified Armenia in the group of countries experiencing high baseline water stress. This has a major impact on local agricultural communities […]
EcoServ Project Grants Empower Women in Hrazdan River Basin
The EcoServ project has announced a grant competition to empower women and girls in the Hrazdan River Basin communities in Armenia. The initiative began with a business training program for start-ups and existing businesses related to ecosystem services. Approximately 25 participants developed business plans and presented them to the grant competition evaluation committee. Thanks to […]
Publication Alert!
Our research manuscript has been published in the Mountain Research and Development journal #MRD. Our interdisciplinary team from the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology NAS Armenia and BOKU University has developed a cultural ecosystem services assessment framework for rivers and floodplains in the Caucasus. Using mixed methods, we tested it in Dilijan National Park, […]
Engaging Communities: Highlights from the EcoServ Summer School
The EcoServ Summer School 2024 titled “Assessment of Ecosystem Services in the Hrazdan River Basin using Participatory Approaches” was successfully held from July 12-17 at the Best Resort Hotel in Aghveran, Armenia. This engaging event brought together students, teachers from schools and universities, and local residents to explore ecosystem services in the Hrazdan River Basin […]
Inspiring Teaching Practices: Outcomes of the EcoServ Teacher Seminar
On July 8-9, the EcoServ team hosted an intensive workshop for teachers from schools and universities at the Best Resort Hotel in Aghveran, Armenia. The seminar addressed the gap in the Armenian educational system regarding the Ecosystem Services concept and its integration opportunities into curricula. More than twenty school teachers, including those from local schools […]
EcoServ ամառային դպրոց
Սիրով հարավիրում ենք մասնակցելու #EcoServ նախագծի շրջանակում կազմակերպվող «Մասնակցային մոտեցմամբ Հրազդան գետի հովտի էկոհամակարգային ծառայությունների գնահատում» թեմայով ամառային դպրոցին, որը տեղի է ունենալու ս․թ․ հուլիսի 12-17-ը «Բեսթ Ռեզորթ Աղվերան» hյուրանոցում։Ամառային դպրոցի նպատակն է համախմբել տարբեր մասնագիտությունների ուսանողների և դասախոսների, ինչպես նաև տեղական բնակչությանը՝ Հազդան գետի ավազանի էկոհամակարգային ծառայությունների գնահատման և ջրային ռեսուրսների արդյունավետ կառավարման համար։Եթե կարևորում եք […]
