🌿 Upcoming Online Course – Applied Landscape Ecology Tools
Organized by APEP – Portuguese Association for Landscape Ecology
A Chapter of IALE Europe and IALE International
📅 Date: September 24–25, 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–20:00 (Portugal, WEST – Western European Summer Time) / 8:00 am –12:00 pm (USA, Pacific Daylight Time)
⏳ Duration: 8 hours of training (4 hours per day, over 2 days)
💻 Format: Online | In English
💡 Target audience: IALE chapter members (any country), with basic skills in QGIS, Excel, and English
Join us for an intensive, hands-on course led by the authors of the
Companion Manual – Applied Landscape Ecology (Wiley, 2020)
Instructors:
🟢 Eva Kristina Strand – Professor of Landscape Ecology, University of Idaho (USA)
🟢 Stephen C. Bunting – Emeritus Professor of Landscape & Rangeland Ecology, University of Idaho (USA)
🟢 Francisco Castro Rego – Emeritus Professor, Landscape Ecology, University of Lisbon (Portugal)
🟢 Vanda Acácio – Researcher & Lecturer, University of Lisbon / CEABN-InBIO (Portugal)
🟢 Inês Marques Duarte – Researcher in University of Lisbon / CEABN-InBIO, and Lecturer in FCT/University of Algarve (Portugal)
📘 Course Contents:
- Movements through the landscape
- Composition considering spatial scale
- Diversity and selection
- Dynamics and management
🎯 What you will gain:
- Practical skills using applied tools in landscape ecology
- Experience applying concepts from the Companion Manual
- Interaction with an international team of experts
- A certificate of participation
🧩 Requirements:
- Basic knowledge of QGIS and Excel
- Fluency in English (the course will be entirely in English)
- Active membership in APEP or in any IALE chapter (with up-to-date fees)
👉 Not a member yet? You can join IALE through any national or regional chapter and become eligible to participate.
📝 Free for IALE members
👥 Limited to 14 participants
📆 Registration deadline: September 15
📬 Selection results will be announced on September 16
🔗 Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe67Uoy9qdfEZUSCPZpGOn49vh28pfLd0yvrCOe91_nnQMRdw/viewform?usp=sharing
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email (apep.geral@gmail.com)