Background
The MARBEFES Autumn School 2025 is an intensive three-day training event (October 8–10, 2025, Seville) organized within the framework of the MARBEFES project and managed in collaboration with the European Research Infrastructure LifeWatch ERIC. The school combines theoretical sessions, practical exercises, case study analysis, and IT tools to provide an integrated understanding of marine biodiversity, covering topics ranging from ecological structure and functioning to socio-cultural and economic valuation, up to Decision Support Systems (DSS) for the sustainable management of marine ecosystems.
Learning Objectives
The resource aims to:
- Provide advanced knowledge on the assessment of marine ecological structure and functioning;
- Promote the use of IT tools and advanced methodologies for biodiversity analysis and management;
- Structure integrated socio-cultural and economic valuation frameworks of marine natural capital to support decision-making;
- Develop practical application skills through case study analysis and team reporting activities.
Contents and Structure
Training sessions:
- Introduction and basic ecological assessment;
- Risks, taxonomic indices, and economic and social valuation;
- Management, Decision Support Systems (DSS), and final assessment.
Target Audience
This resource is intended for researchers in the fields of marine science, ecology, and environmental economics; postgraduate and doctoral students in biological and environmental disciplines; research infrastructure managers; marine and coastal natural resource managers; policy and environmental decision-makers. .
Production
MARBEFES and LifeWatch ERIC