Two former GRÓ LRT fellows start master's studies at AUI
Ms. Binna Kipandula and Mr. Leonard Gondwe, both from Malawi, started their master's studies at the Agricultural University of Iceland in late August, on a scholarship from GRÓ LRT. Following their successful completion of the six-month training programme in Iceland in 2022, they applied to and were granted admission to the newly-established MSc programme in Restoration Ecology at the Agricultural University of Iceland.
The new MSc programme in Restoration Ecology is offered within the Faculty of Environmental and Forest Sciences like the Postgraduate Diploma that successful fellows receive after attending GRÓ LRT six-month training programme. The Restoration Ecology Master programme is a two-year degree programme (120 ECTS) designed as a full time study. It includes interdisciplinary science education and practical experience.
Ecological restoration and the academic field of restoration ecology are increasingly considered crucial for combating environmental degradation such as desertification and loss of biodiversity, and for promoting sustainable land use and mitigating climate change. The critical importance of this field is exemplified in the declaration of 2021-2030 as the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, making ecological restoration as a major path towards the recovery and resilience of Earth’s natural, social, and financial capital.