DendroparkOpen classroom in nature

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Realization:

DREN

NGO of Students of Forestry at the Faculty of Forestry in Skopje

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Program:

SECTOR

Program for supporting environmental civil society

organizations in Southeast Europe

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Implemented by:

REC

Regional Environmental Center

Office in Macedonia

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Financed by:

Sida

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Supported by:

Faculty of Forestry

Faculty of Food and Agriculture

Municipality of Gazi Baba

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Topic: Land use and urban planning Objectives:• Development and improvement of the

environmental awareness and community responsibility by targeting pupils, students, local citizens, local authorities and other institutions for protection and promotion of the Dendropark located in the yard of the Faculty of Forestry and the Faculty of Food and Agriculture Sciences in the municipality of Gazi Baba;

• Preservation of the environment and raising the level of consciousness about preservation of natural surrounding of Municipality of Gazi Baba.

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Activities of the project include:

• Improvement of the Dendropark through 2 phases:

I phaseComputer digitalization of the park, preparing and elaboration of information’s tables.

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Activities of the project include:

II phaseTraining of the trainer’s team for educational activities relating the specific history of the park and information about the natural specific’s of the existing plants. Preparation and printing of educational material, preparation and hosting of web site, preparation of press releases for the media and local population, promotion of the Dendropark, education and informing the local community about the Dendropark, promotion and initiative for conservation of the Dendropark together with the supporters.

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Outcomes:

• Protected and promoted Dendropark (Dendrology - is the study of woody plants. These include trees: erect woody plants usually with one central trunk; shrubs: erect plants with numerous woody stem; and vines: woody plants that require an erect substrate);

• Well informed and educated local population, ecological societies, media;

• Placed 230 small tables with specific information of the plant;

• Placed 2 big information tables at the front entrance of the two faculties;

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Outcomes:

• Printed and distributed 1000 educational brochures in 3 languages- Macedonian, Albanian and English language;

• Trained 13 students for presentation of the park to the visiting students and pupils from the elementary and high schools and all interested citizens;

• Established “classroom in nature”• Implemented 3 cleaning actions of the park;• Created web site for the Dendropark;• Created declarative support for inclusion of

the Dendropark into the Detailed Urban Plan of the Municipality of Gazi Baba.

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Expected: Realized:

Participation of 3 public institutions

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/Coordinative body for

managing of the Dendropark (FF & FFAS)

230 small information’s tables

232 information’s tables10 metal postaments30 information’s plots

2 big information’s tables ☺

15 decorative baskets 15 decorative baskets (MGB)

2 decorative baskets (FF)

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Expected: Realized:

/8 decorative benches

(MGB)

/6 decorative outdoor light

elements (MGB)

/ Alpineum (FF)

/ 40m2 sidewalk (MGB)

3 cleaning actions of the Park

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/ 100 bags for cleaning activities (SAFFAS)

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Expected: Realized:

3+10 student trainers for presentation of the Dendropark and the

environment

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10 presentations and educational environmental

classes

12, including 1 international (updated 13.05.2008)

Established “classroom in nature”

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200 educated citizens 252 (updated 13.05.2008)

1000 brochures for the Dendropark in Macedonian,

Albanian and English language

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Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Expected: Realized:

Articles in public mediums

5 articles in newspapers1 article in specialized

magazine1 article in the university

bulletin3 articles in public bulletins

(updated 13.05.2008)

websf.ukim.edu.mk/

dendropark/index.html

500 web visitors 664 (updated 13.05.2008)

Declarative support for the Dendropark from the

supporters☺

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

Budget:

REC & Sida = 9.500 € in-cash

• In-kind contribution: Faculty of Forestry

= 6.000 €

Faculty of Food and Agriculture Sciences

= 3000 €

Municipality of Gazi Baba

= 1000 €

Dendropark-open classroom in nature

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATENTION