The main aim of the project was to strengthen teacher's knowledge and necessary skills to teach students about biodiversity conservation at secondary school level. The main objectives of the project were: (i) to conceptualize a methodological approach and to prepare an educational framework for biodiversity teaching at secondary school level by development of the methodological guide, (ii) to develop a teacher training programme which includes theoretical and practical training on biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, (iii) to organize teacher training activity based on the developed program in order to test and validate the outputs created, (iv) to organize a dissemination event with the purpose to share the project results.
The project "BioSustainED: Teacher capacity building in Biodiversity" provides a holistic approach for biodiversity teaching in general secondary education schools in Latvia and gymnasium in Lithuania (grades 10-12). Implementation of the international project is giving an opportunity to focus on the importance of conceptualization of a methodological approach and the creation of an education framework for teaching about biodiversity and conservation of ecosystems. The project created a possibility to develop an innovative valuable material for supporting teachers of different school subjects in their daily work. International collaboration provided an opportunity to share best practices between countries and to involve international experts. The main overall needs which the project addressed were: (i) to empower teachers for integration biodiversity topic to the different subjects at school, (ii) to raise awareness about up-to-date information about the biodiversity and international policy development towards sustainability such as Green Deal and UN Sustainable Development Goals, (iii) to make learning more engaging and interesting by using modern and interactive tools.