The UNESCO Chair is designed to be a centre of excellence in the fields of environmental sciences, ecology and nature conservation, and sustainable development. The Chair will contribute to study and solve local and global environmental problems affecting human society, placing a main focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.
The International PhD Programme "Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development" is designed to train future leaders in the field of environmental science and sustainable development. The programme is broad-based and focuses on different levels of investigation, from molecules to ecosystems, while encouraging an interdisciplinary and systems-based approach to science and problem solving.
