20. Section Ecology and Environmental Protection
- Ecology, environmental protection and Earth strata preservation
- Environmental problems of mining and industrial landscape
- Natural and managed ecosystems. Nature conservation and sustainable use, GEOPARKS
- Integrated coastal zone management
- Ecological Engineering - ecosystem management, protection and restoration
- Effects of globalization on natural resources
- Waste treatment and management. Advanced recycling technologies
- Management of industrial wastes
- Wastewater treatment processes, technology and infrastructure. Wastewater reuse.
- Innovation for less polluting emission processes
- Methods and tools for Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC). Best available techniques.
- Methods and tools for strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA)
- Cumulative environmental assessment
- Green competitiveness as a business strategy
- Deposit Free Industry
- Environmental monitoring and adaptive management as a tool for mitigation measures and decreasing uncertainties in the development process
- Geotourism and mining heritage
- CIVIL PROTECTION, DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- Project management
21. Section Environmental Economics
- Economic and environmental objectives
- Economic instruments in environmental policy
- Practical tools and applications for conducting and monitoring of environmental performance. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Life cycle assessment
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Environmental expenditure of enterprises
- Eco-innovations for sustainable development
- Natural resources management
- Planning and assessment
- Environmental evaluation and decision-making
- Social issues and environmental policies
- International and domestic financing strategies for the environment
- Public-Private partnership and environmental objectives
- Project management
22. Section Education and Accreditation in GeoSciences
- Graduate Education and Innovations,
- Distance learning (e-learning) – methods, tools and applications
- Curriculum development, course content and educational systems
- Methods of assessments and tools in teaching / learning
- Vocational Education and Training
- Accreditation of university education and credit systems
- Intellectual property rights in Geo-Sciences
23. Section Environmental Legislation, Multilateral Relations and Funding Opportunities
- Environmental legislation regarding water, air, biodiversity, land use, mineral resources and waste. EU, other countries and international legal frameworks, documents and procedures.
- Horizontal environmental legislation. EU, other countries and international case law related to the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA).
- International cooperation and institutional arrangements for intergovernmental and/or private sector management of environmental effects
- Integration of environmental consideration in sectorial development policies
- Environmental and social considerations in international cooperation
- Environmental strategies and policy
- Cohesion policy and regional development. Operative programs regarding the environment, regional development, transport, agriculture, industry and human resources
- EU funding for the Environment: LIFE+, the Civil Protection Financial Instrument, Funding Eco-Innovation
- World Bank requirements and procedures for project funding. Case projects
- United Nations Development Programme: practice in project proposals, project development and implementation
- United Nations Environment Programme: initiatives and case studies
