
Transboundary Nature Preservation along the European Green Belt w/ Klaudja Koci
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Klaudja Koci joins us from Prespa National Park in Albania where she currently specializes in Transboundary Nature preservation through her work as the Outdoor Education Programs and Project Coordinator with the PPNEA - (Organization for the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania). Klaudja has served as professor of Outdoor Sports at the University of Sports in Tirana, as well, as a former Erasmus Mundus student herself, Klaudja is a strong advocate and promoter of ERASMUS exchange programs and projects in the region. (Timestamps & topics covered at the bottom) For more information on Klaudja, PPNEA, and Prespa National park follow this link https://ppnea.org/2020/10/15/meet-klaudja-koci-ppneas-outdoor-education-programs-coordinator/ CONTACT THE SHOW with comments, ideas, interview requests, funding/advertising propositions...etc Twitter: @TRANSNATURALPOD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransnaturalPod/ Blog Articles: https://transnatural-perspectives.medium.com/ Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/TransnaturalPod Email: [email protected] Donate: Paypal.me/InternationalSuper Music: "Future" by Faserklang SFX: https://freesound.org/ Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Music 00:00:15 Welcome to the show 00:06:16 Klaudja Koci is in Prespa National Park in Albania 00:09:06 From Transcultural European Outdoor Studies (TEOS) and to Transboundary Conservation work with Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania 00:14:56 Getting to know Prespa National parks Landscape and Culture 00:19:16 Nature Connection in Albanian Culture 00:21:51 Projects and initiatives at Prespa / Establishment of PPNEA 00:24:06 Important of transborder cooperation and PRESPA NET 00:26:46 Transboundary/ Transcultural Challenges 00:32:41 Plans for more transboundary community engagement 00:36:31 transboundary summer schools and field research opportunities 00:37:31 History of communism the region,The European Green belt, and further importance of this transboundary exchange 00:43:30 Regionalism & research in the Green Belt; Being the guide and facilitator of nature and culture 00:48:39 Need for research in the area and working with ERASMUS education exchange programs 00:54:10 How to study or research in Prespa with PPNEA 00:57:16 What is the ERASMUS and other education funding and exchange opportunities in Europe 01:06:11 Klaudja’s PhD plans in Transboundary Nature Preservation in England, Netherlands, and Albania 01:10:53 Klaudja’s outdoor origins, Transcultural European Outdoor Studies & sail boat trip in Cumbria, England 01:15:10 Transformation Teaching Outdoor Sports at the University of Tirana 01:17:26 Klaudja’s message on experiencing nature to the Transnatural World 01:22:00 Closing Reflections 01:23:25 Music
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