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In December 2022, students of the two-subject master’s programme in teacher education at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, conducted an activity day on sustainable development at the Polhov Gradec elementary school, under the guidance of the university professors of Didactics of Geography 1 and 2 teachers. An introductory presentation of basic terms and concepts was followed by four workshops where students discussed the importance of local food supply, glacier melt and greenhouse effects, extreme natural phenomena and sustainable mobility, all while linking the topics to sustainable development and climate change. The paper describes in detail the organisation, implementation and final evaluation of the day of activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Climate change threatens the health of Jelovica’s forests through storms, ice storms and the resulting bark beetles. This paper summarises and describes the activities that the JeloviZA project partners have undertaken to reduce the impacts of climate change in the Jelovica area. The challenge for stakeholders in the area is to maintain areas that are not overly affected by noise and visitors. This is also an important activity from the point of view of mitigating climate change, as it plays a protective role by preserving or creating a healthy, biodiverse forest with its many functions. The project will develop a participatory model for the management of the site that incorporates ecosystem services and is developed with innovative interpretation methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]